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

  1. terribly, horribly, ruinously; worthlessly,...

Ancestry of “balfulli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbalefulevil, horrible, malicious; dangerous, harmful,...
2Old Englishbealufulbaleful
3Old English-fulfull of; -ful
4Proto-Germanic-fullaz-ful
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “balfulli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →