Where does “fylling” come from?

fylling (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fylling (Icelandic): filling, stuffing

Definitions

  1. filling, stuffing

Ancestry of “fylling”, step by step

fylling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fylla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyllato fill
2Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old Norse fylling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefyllingfilling; fulfilment
2Old NorseIngthe god Ing/Yngvi

Words derived from “fylling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →