Where does “oferfyllan” come from?

oferfyllan (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.

oferfyllan (Old English): to fill to overflowing, cram, feed in excess;...

Definitions

  1. to fill to overflowing, cram, feed in excess;...

Ancestry of “oferfyllan”, step by step

oferfyllan 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 ōfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
2Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
3Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “oferfyllan”

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