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Where does “fylla” come from?

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

fylla (Swedish): a state of drunkenness; to fill, to make full; to...

Definitions

  1. a state of drunkenness; to fill, to make full; to...

Ancestry of “fylla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfyllato fill; to satisfy; to compensate
2Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
3Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fylla”

  • fyllata
  • uppfyllelse
  • uppfylla
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →