English
fulling
Fulling comes from Middle English fullen ‘to baptise’, from Proto-West Germanic *wīhijan ‘to hallow, consecrate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyk-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wīhaz‘sacred, holy’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wīhijaną‘to hallow, to consecrate’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wīhijan‘to hallow, consecrate’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fullian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fullen‘to baptise’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulling
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wéyk-o-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wīhaz‘sacred, holy’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wīhijaną‘to hallow, to consecrate’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*wīhijan‘to hallow, consecrate’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fullian
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fullen‘to baptise’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulling
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from full + -ing
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 *weyk- ‘to choose, separate out, set aside as holy,…’
victory, victim, province, weakness, victor, icon, conviction, witch, convince, wicked, wo, convict, eviction, vicar, invincible, wight, weakly, evict, vanquish, wile, ancona, waw, 32 more
Today it means
noun Baptism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / fulling