Where does “fylle” come from?
fylle (Middle English) comes from Old English fyllo, from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Ancestry of “fylle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | fyllo | fullness, fill, plenty |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fullį̄ | fullness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plūno- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |