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Where does “fulth” come from?

fulth (Middle English) comes from Old English fylleþ, from Proto-Germanic fulliþō, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

Ancestry of “fulth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfylleþfullness; a filling; a full moon
2Proto-Germanicfulliþōfullness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “fulth”

  • fouth
  • fulth
  • fouthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →