Where does “follow” come from?
Follow descends from Middle English folwen, Old English folgian, Proto-West Germanic folgēn, and Proto-Germanic fullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-, a root of uncertain meaning.
follow (English): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the...
Definitions
- To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the...
Ancestry of “follow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | folwen | to follow |
| 2 | Old English | folġian | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “follow”