English
fulldriven
Fulldriven comes from Middle English ful driven.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ful driven
- Englishearliest quotation 1958fulldriven
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ful driven
- Englishearliest quotation 1958fulldriven
Earliest quotation: 1958, Richard B. Hurley, Junction Transistor Electronics: “A transistor switch may be underdriven, fulldriven, or overdriven…”
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
Every English word from Middle English ful driven
Today it means
adj Fully driven or clenched; completed; made up.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English ful driven / fulldriven