An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/vollkommen

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
vollkommen
Friedrich Kluge2507836An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — vollkommen1891John Francis Davis

vollkommen, adj., ‘perfect, complete,’ from MidHG. volkumen, ‘accomplished, grown up, complete’; properly a partic. of MidHG. volkumen, ‘to reach the end or goal.’