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Where does “fylleþ” come from?

fylleþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fulliþō, from Proto-Indo-European pelə- — to wander; to fill.

fylleþ (Old English): fullness; a filling; a full moon

Definitions

  1. fullness; a filling; a full moon

Ancestry of “fylleþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfulliþōfullness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelə-to wander; to fill

Words derived from “fylleþ”

  • fouth
  • fulth
  • fouthy
  • fulthe
  • fulth
  • winterfylleþ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelə- →