Where does “etterfylle” come from?

etterfylle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fylle, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

etterfylle (Norwegian Bokmål): to refill, top up

Definitions

  1. to refill, top up

Ancestry of “etterfylle”, step by step

etterfylle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fylle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfylleto fill; to stuff; to reach, turn
2Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål etter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåletterafter
2Old Norseettir
3Proto-Germanicaftirimore aft, further behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz
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