Where does “fyldig” come from?
fyldig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fylde, from Old Danish fyllæ, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fyldig (Norwegian Bokmål): round, portly (slightly euphemistic) fat
Definitions
- round, portly (slightly euphemistic) fat
Ancestry of “fyldig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fylde | volume; wealth, abundance; to fill |
| 2 | Old Danish | fyllæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fylla | to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |