Where does “håndfull” come from?

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

håndfull (Norwegian Bokmål): a handful

Definitions

  1. a handful

Ancestry of “håndfull”, step by step

håndfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfullfull; drunk
2Danishfuldfull; complete; drunk
3Old Norsefullrfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhånda hand
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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