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Where does “uppfyllelse” come from?

uppfyllelse (Swedish) comes from Swedish uppfylla, from Swedish fylla, 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.

uppfyllelse (Swedish): fulfillment

Definitions

  1. fulfillment

Ancestry of “uppfyllelse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppfyllafulfill; to fill up; fulfill; satisfy; bring to...
2Swedishfyllaa state of drunkenness; to fill, to make full; to...
3Old Swedishfyllato fill; to satisfy; to compensate
4Old Norsefyllato fill; to complete, make up; to fulfill
5Proto-Germanicfullijanąto fill, to make full
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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