Where does “fille” come from?

fille (Middle English) comes from Old English fyllu, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fille (Middle English): A sufficient amount; the state of satiation

Definitions

  1. A sufficient amount; the state of satiation

Ancestry of “fille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfylluone's fill, fulness of food or drink
2Proto-Germanicfullį̄fullness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplūno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plūno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullį̄ →