Where does “voll” come from?
voll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
voll (Norwegian Bokmål): meadow; rampart, wall
Ancestry of “voll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wal | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 3 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “voll”