Where does “fyllan” come from?

fyllan (Old English) comes 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.

fyllan (Old English): to fill; Alternative form of fiellan

Definitions

  1. to fill; Alternative form of fiellan

Ancestry of “fyllan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
2Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fyllan”

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