Where does “léttúðarfullur” come from?

léttúðarfullur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fullur, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

léttúðarfullur (Icelandic): frivolous

Definitions

  1. frivolous

Ancestry of “léttúðarfullur”, step by step

léttúðarfullur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fullur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfullurfull; drunk; -ful
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Icelandic léttúð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicléttúðfrivolity, levity
2Icelandiclétturlight; easy
3Old Norseléttrlight; easy
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →