Where does “gefyllan” come from?

gefyllan (Old English) comes from Old English fyllan, 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.

gefyllan (Old English): to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill, fill,...

Definitions

  1. to complete, finish, accomplish, fulfill, fill,...

Ancestry of “gefyllan”, step by step

gefyllan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fyllan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyllanto fill; Alternative form of fiellan
2Proto-West Germanic*fullijanto fill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →