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From full + standing. Compare German vollständig (“complete, whole, entire, perfect”), Dutch volstaan (“to suffice”), Swedish fullständig (“full, complete, with everything included”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Completely standing; standing fully upright. Full definition →
From full + standing. Compare German vollständig (“complete, whole, entire, perfect”), Dutch volstaan (“to suffice”), Swedish fullständig (“full, complete, with everything included”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.