Where does “vollgasfest” come from?

vollgasfest (German) comes from German Vollgas, 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.

vollgasfest (German): able to withstand full throttle

Definitions

  1. able to withstand full throttle

Ancestry of “vollgasfest”, step by step

vollgasfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vollgas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVollgasfull throttle
2Germanvollfull; filled; full; drunk
3Middle High Germanvol—
4Old High Germanfollfull
5Proto-West Germanicfullfull
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →