Where does “volschriven” come from?

volschriven (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

volschriven (Middle Dutch): to describe completely, to the end; to finish...

Definitions

  1. to describe completely, to the end; to finish...

Ancestry of “volschriven”, step by step

volschriven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
2Old Dutchfolfull
3Proto-West Germanicfullfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Middle Dutch schriven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschrivento write; to notify in writing; to note down
2Old Dutchscrīvanto write
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →