Where does “opvolgen” come from?

opvolgen (Dutch) comes from Dutch volgen, from Middle Dutch volgen, from Old Dutch folgon, 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.

opvolgen (Dutch): to succeed; to follow

Definitions

  1. to succeed; to follow

Ancestry of “opvolgen”, step by step

opvolgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch volgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolgento follow; to understand, to pay attention to
2Middle Dutchvolgento follow; to pursue; to follow, to come after
3Old Dutchfolgonto follow
4Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
5Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3Old Dutchupup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “opvolgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →