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
Ancestry of “etterfylle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fylle | to fill; to stuff; to reach, turn |
| 2 | Old Norse | fylla | to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |