Where does “afëllen” come from?

afëllen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fëllen, from Middle High German vüllen, from Old High German fullen, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

afëllen (Luxembourgish): to bottle

Definitions

  1. to bottle

Ancestry of “afëllen”, step by step

afëllen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish fëllen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfëllento fill
2Middle High Germanvüllen—
3Old High Germanfullento fill
4Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
5Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →