Etymograph

English

Quiverfull

From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

A compound of quiver + full

Anglo-Norman quivre

Middle English quiver ‘a quiver’

English quiver

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’

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Proto-Germanic *fullaz ‘full’

Proto-West Germanic *full ‘full’

Old English full ‘full’

Middle English ful ‘full’

English full

The story

From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."

Today it means

name A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Quiverfull