Where does “fylla” come from?

fylla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fullijaną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fylla (Old Norse): to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill

Definitions

  1. to fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill

Ancestry of “fylla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fylla”

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