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
- predicate, complement, predicative phrase
Ancestry of “sagnfylling”, step by step
sagnfylling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fylling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fylling | filling, stuffing |
| 2 | Icelandic | fylla | to fill |
| 3 | Old Norse | fylla | to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |