Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “vullen” come from?

vullen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch 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.

vullen (Middle Dutch): to fill, to make full; to fulfill; to bring into...

Definitions

  1. to fill, to make full; to fulfill; to bring into...

Ancestry of “vullen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfullen—
2Proto-West Germanic*fullijan—
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “vullen”

  • vulling
  • aanvullen
  • vullen
  • invullen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →