Where does “full” come from?
full (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
full (Old English): full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
Definitions
- full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
Ancestry of “full”, step by step
full traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Proto-Germanic *full
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *full | — |