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

Definitions

  1. succession to the throne

Ancestry of “troonopvolging”, step by step

troonopvolging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opvolging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopvolgingsuccession
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →