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Where does “fullian” come from?

fullian (Old English) comes from Old English full-, 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.

Ancestry of “fullian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfull-full, fully, completely, entirely; very
2Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
3Proto-West Germanicfullfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fullian”

  • fulling
  • fulwen
  • fulling
  • fullynge
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