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Where does “voll” come from?

voll (German) comes 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.

voll (German): full; filled; full; drunk

Definitions

  1. full; filled; full; drunk

Ancestry of “voll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “voll”

  • Vollwaschmittel
  • Volltreffer
  • Vollidiotin
  • granatenvoll
  • volltrunken
  • Vollkorn
  • klangvoll
  • vollmundig
  • friedvoll
  • Vollmond
  • vollschlank
  • proppenvoll
  • gefahrvoll
  • Hinternvoll
  • verheißungsvoll
  • kraftvoll
  • gramvoll
  • Vollkornbrot
  • Vollendung
  • wertvoll
  • Roggenvollkornbrot
  • Justizvollzugsanstalt
  • Vollzug
  • halb voll
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