Where does “voll” come from?

voll (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German vol, from Old High German foll, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

voll (Pennsylvania German): full

Definitions

  1. full

Ancestry of “voll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvol—
2Old High Germanfollfull
3Proto-West Germanicfullfull
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →