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Where does “*felu” come from?

*felu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Ancestry of “*felu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
2Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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