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Where does “followable” come from?

followable (English) comes from English follow, from Middle English folwen, from Old English folġian, 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.

followable (English): Able to be followed

Definitions

  1. Able to be followed

Ancestry of “followable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfollowTo go after; to pursue; to move behind in the...
2Middle Englishfolwento follow
3Old Englishfolġian—
4Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
5Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “followable”

  • unfollowable
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