Where does “followee” come from?
followee (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.
followee (English): One who is followed
Definitions
- One who is followed
Ancestry of “followee”, step by step
followee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English follow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | follow | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | folwen | to follow |
| 3 | Old English | folġian | to follow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |