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Where does “fullen” come from?

fullen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “fullen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fullijan—
2Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fullen”

  • vulling
  • aanvullen
  • vullen
  • invullen
  • vullen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →