Where does “full-” come from?
full- (Old English) comes from Old English full, 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, fully, completely, entirely; very
Definitions
- full, fully, completely, entirely; very
Ancestry of “full-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | full | full, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | full | full |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “full-”