Where does “volger” come from?

volger (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.

volger (Dutch): follower

Definitions

  1. follower

Ancestry of “volger”, step by step

volger 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →