Where does “fulling” come from?
fulling (Middle English) comes from Middle English fullen, 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 “fulling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | fullen | To fill; to make full |
| 2 | Old English | fullian | to fulfill, perfect |
| 3 | Old English | full- | full, fully, completely, entirely; very |
| 4 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |