Etymology

fulfilment

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Today it means: The act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization. Full definition →

Middle English fulfillen ← Old English fullfyllan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfullfyllan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfulfillen
  3. English todayfulfilment

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan, from full (“full”) + fyllan (“to fill”). Equivalent to fulfill + -ment.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishfulfillen all →

fulfill

Old Englishfullfyllan all →

fulfill

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