Where does “fjöl-” come from?

fjöl- (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse fjǫl-, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fjöl- (Icelandic): multi, many, much, manifold

Definitions

  1. multi, many, much, manifold

Ancestry of “fjöl-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫl-much, manifold
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fjöl-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic feluz →Every word from Proto-Germanic felu →