Where does “smertefull” come from?

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

smertefull (Norwegian Nynorsk): painful

Definitions

  1. painful

Ancestry of “smertefull”, step by step

smertefull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk full

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk smerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmertean ache; a pain
2Middle Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →