Where does “fyll” come from?

fyll (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.

fyll (Norwegian Bokmål): drinking, drunkenness; <br>; filling, stuffing

Definitions

  1. drinking, drunkenness; <br>; filling, stuffing

Ancestry of “fyll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fyll”

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