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Where does “sagnfylling” come from?

sagnfylling (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fylling, 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.

sagnfylling (Icelandic): predicate, complement, predicative phrase

Definitions

  1. predicate, complement, predicative phrase

Ancestry of “sagnfylling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyllingfilling, stuffing
2Icelandicfyllato fill
3Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
4Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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