Where does “Vollpfosten” come from?

Vollpfosten (German) comes from German voll, from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Vollpfosten (German): dumbass

Definitions

  1. dumbass

Ancestry of “Vollpfosten”, step by step

Vollpfosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German voll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvollfull; filled; full; drunk
2Middle High Germanvol—
3Old High Germanfollfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German Pfosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfostenpost; pillar; post; pole; pale; goalpost
2Old High Germanpfostpost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →
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