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Where does “fyllu” come from?

fyllu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fullį̄, from Proto-Indo-European plūno-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fyllu (Old English): one's fill, fulness of food or drink

Definitions

  1. one's fill, fulness of food or drink

Ancestry of “fyllu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfullį̄fullness
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplūno-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fyllu”

  • fülle
  • vulle
  • fulle
  • fylle
  • fille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →