Where does “folge” come from?

folge (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German folgen, from Old High German folgēn, from Proto-West Germanic folgēn, from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

folge (Alemannic German): to obey, to be obedient

Definitions

  1. to obey, to be obedient

Ancestry of “folge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfolgen—
2Old High Germanfolgēnto follow
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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