Where does “troonopvolging” come from?
troonopvolging (Dutch) comes from Dutch opvolging, 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.
troonopvolging (Dutch): succession to the throne
Ancestry of “troonopvolging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | opvolging | succession |
| 2 | Dutch | opvolgen | to succeed; to follow |
| 3 | Dutch | volgen | to follow; to understand, to pay attention to |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | volgen | to follow; to pursue; to follow, to come after |
| 5 | Old Dutch | folgon | to follow |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |