Where does “fulneah” come from?

fulneah (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.

fulneah (Old English): almost

Definitions

  1. almost

Ancestry of “fulneah”, step by step

fulneah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English full

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

via Old English nēah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēahnigh, near; near
2Proto-West Germanic*nāhwnear, close
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →