English
fulsomely
Fulsomely comes from Middle English fulsomly ‘profusely, copiously’, from fulsom ‘abundant’, 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. 1150–1500fulsom‘abundant’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulsomly‘profusely, copiously’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021fulsomely
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. 1150–1500fulsom‘abundant’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500fulsomly‘profusely, copiously’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021fulsomely
Earliest quotation: 2021, Ariane de Vogue, SCOTUS revises oral argument format ahead of blockbuster ter: “The traditional format produced more lively hearings -- with…”
Formed from fulsome + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
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Proto-West Germanic *full
Old English full
Middle English ful ‘full’
Middle English fulsom ‘Marked by fullness’
English fulsome
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
people, public, plus, complete, popular, supply, poll, folk, completion, implement, accomplish, supplement, manipulation, comply, plural, complement, plethora, depletion, replete, puri, deplete, plebs, volk, plebeian, 75 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ‘full’
plenty, plain, ample, amplitude, amplify, plenary, replenish, plenum, 21 more
through Proto-Germanic *fullaz ‘full (not empty)’
through Old English full
through Middle English ful ‘full’
Today it means
adv In a fulsome manner
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- / fulsomely