Fill
Old English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full1.
wiktionary
From Middle English fillen, fullen, from Old English fyllan(“to fill, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną(“to make full, fill”), from *fullaz(“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós(“full”). Cognate with Scots fill(“to fill”), West Frisian folje(“to fill”), Low German füllen(“to fill”), Dutch vullen(“to fill”), German füllen(“to fill”), Danish fylde(“to fill”), Swedish fylla(“to fill”), Norwegian fylle(“to fill”), Icelandic fylla(“to fill”) and Latin plenus(“full”)
From Middle English fylle, vülle, fülle, from Old English fyllu, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄(“fullness”). Cognate with German Fülle.
See thill.
etymonline
fill (v.)
Old English fyllan "to fill, make full, fill up, replenish, satisfy; complete, fulfill," from Proto-Germanic *fulljanan "to fill" (source also of Old Saxon fulljan, Old Norse fylla, Old Frisian fella, Dutch vullen, German füllen, Gothic fulljan "to fill, make full"), a derivative of adjective *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Related: Filled.
To fill the bill (1882) originally was U.S. theatrical slang, in reference to a star of such magnitude his or her name would be the only one on a show's poster. To fill out "write in required matter" is recorded from 1880.
fill (n.)
mid-13c., fille, "a full supply," from Old English fyllu "fullness, 'fill,' feast, satiety," from Proto-Germanic *full-ino- "fullness" (source also of Old High German fulli, German Fülle, Old Norse fyllr), noun of state from *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Meaning "extra material in music" is from 1934.
