Where does “fulfillen” come from?
fulfillen (Middle English) comes from Old English fullfyllan, from Old English fyllan, 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.
fulfillen (Middle English): to fulfill
Ancestry of “fulfillen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fullfyllan | to fulfill, accomplish |
| 2 | Old English | fyllan | to fill; Alternative form of fiellan |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 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 “fulfillen”