Where does “hotfull” come from?

hotfull (Swedish) comes from Swedish hot, from Old Swedish hōt, from Old Norse hót, from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

hotfull (Swedish): threatening

Definitions

  1. threatening

Ancestry of “hotfull”, step by step

hotfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhota threat
2Old Swedishhōt
3Old Norsehótthreat
4Old Norsehvatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Swedish full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfullfull; drunk, intoxicated
2Old Norsefullrfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós
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