Where does “troonopvolger” come from?

troonopvolger (Dutch) comes from Dutch opvolger, from Dutch opvolgen, from Dutch volgen, from Middle Dutch volgen, from Old Dutch folgon, from Proto-West Germanic folgēn, from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz — to fill.

troonopvolger (Dutch): heir apparent

Definitions

  1. heir apparent

Ancestry of “troonopvolger”, step by step

troonopvolger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opvolger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopvolgersuccessor
2Dutchopvolgento succeed; to follow
3Dutchvolgento follow; to understand, to pay attention to
4Middle Dutchvolgento follow; to pursue; to follow, to come after
5Old Dutchfolgonto follow
6Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
7Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
8Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Dutch troon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtroonthrone
2Middle Dutchtrone—
3Old Frenchtronethrone
4Latinthronusa throne; an angelic order
5Greekθρόνοςthrone; monarchy, the royal office
6Ancient Greekθρόνοςseat; throne
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “troonopvolger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →