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Where does “fullijaną” come from?

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

fullijaną (Proto-Germanic): to fill, to make full

Definitions

  1. to fill, to make full

Ancestry of “fullijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fullijaną”

  • fill
  • filling
  • fulfill
  • fulfilling
  • fulfillment
  • fulfilment
  • filler
  • landfill
  • refill
  • infill
  • backfill
  • fulling
  • infilling
  • unfulfilling
  • filleth
  • underfill
  • overfill
  • refillable
  • fulfiller
  • fillest
  • nonfulfillment
  • unfulfillable
  • rockfill
  • underfilling
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