Where does “talentvoll” come from?

talentvoll (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.

talentvoll (German): Full of talent; talented; gifted

Definitions

  1. Full of talent; talented; gifted

Ancestry of “talentvoll”, step by step

talentvoll 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 Talent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTalenttalent
2LatintalentumA Grecian weight, which contained sixty minae or...
3Ancient Greekτάλαντονbalance, scale; anything weighed
4Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥h₂ent-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →