Where does “fyllibytta” come from?

fyllibytta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fylli, from Old Norse fylli, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fyllibytta (Icelandic): drunkard, boozer, wino

Definitions

  1. drunkard, boozer, wino

Ancestry of “fyllibytta”, step by step

fyllibytta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fylli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyllifill, satiation; first-person singular present...
2Old Norsefylli—
3Proto-Germanicfullį̄fullness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplūno-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Icelandic bytta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbyttapail; tub
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plūno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullį̄ →