English
fouth
Fouth comes from Middle English fulthe ‘plenty, profusion’, from ful ‘full’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥h₁nós‘full’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fullaz‘full (not empty)’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fullreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150full
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ful‘full’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulthe‘plenty, profusion’
- Englishtodayfouth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₁-‘to fill’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pl̥h₁nós‘full’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*fullaz‘full (not empty)’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fullreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150full
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ful‘full’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulthe‘plenty, profusion’
- Englishtodayfouth
Formed from full + -th
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
people, public, complete, popular, plus, supply, poll, completion, implement, accomplish, comply, supplement, folk, manipulation, complement, plural, depletion, plethora, replete, puri, deplete, plebs, volk, plebeian, 74 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ‘full’
plenty, plain, ample, amplitude, amplify, plenary, replenish, plenum, 20 more
through Proto-Germanic *fullaz ‘full (not empty)’
through Old English full
through Middle English ful ‘full’
Today it means
noun Abundance; plenty.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- / fouth