Where does “full” come from?

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

full (Norwegian Nynorsk): full; drunk; complete, total

Definitions

  1. full; drunk; complete, total

Ancestry of “full”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefullrfull
2Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “full”

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