Where does “-full” come from?

-full (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish -fuld, from Old Norse fullr, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

-full (Norwegian Bokmål): equivalent to -ful

Definitions

  1. equivalent to -ful

Ancestry of “-full”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-fuldful
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “-full”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →