Where does “fullfyllan” come from?

fullfyllan (Old English) comes from Old English fyllan, 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.

fullfyllan (Old English): to fulfill, accomplish

Definitions

  1. to fulfill, accomplish

Ancestry of “fullfyllan”, step by step

fullfyllan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fyllan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyllanto fill; Alternative form of fiellan
2Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old English full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
2Proto-West Germanicfullfull

Words derived from “fullfyllan”

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