Where does “balfulli” come from?
balfulli (Middle English) comes from Middle English baleful, from Old English bealuful, from Old English -ful, from Proto-Germanic -fullaz, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
balfulli (Middle English): terribly, horribly, ruinously; worthlessly,...
Definitions
- terribly, horribly, ruinously; worthlessly,...
Ancestry of “balfulli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | baleful | evil, horrible, malicious; dangerous, harmful,... |
| 2 | Old English | bealuful | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ful | full of; -ful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -fullaz | -ful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “balfulli”