Where does “granatenvoll” come from?
granatenvoll (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.
granatenvoll (German): Completely drunk
Definitions
- Completely drunk
Ancestry of “granatenvoll”, step by step
granatenvoll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German voll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | voll | full; filled; full; drunk |
| 2 | Middle High German | vol | — |
| 3 | Old High German | foll | full |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German Granate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Granate | a grenade |
| 2 | Italian | granata | grenade, hand grenade; pomegranate; member or... |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |