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Where does “fullen” come from?

fullen (Middle English) comes from Old English fullian, from Old English full-, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “fullen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfullian—
2Old Englishfull-full, fully, completely, entirely; very
3Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fullen”

  • fill
  • filling
  • filler
  • landfill
  • refill
  • infill
  • backfill
  • fulling
  • infilling
  • filleth
  • underfill
  • refillable
  • fillest
  • rockfill
  • underfilling
  • nanofiller
  • fiberfill
  • unfillable
  • fillable
  • nonrefillable
  • autofill
  • prefill
  • lipofilling
  • waterfilling
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