Where does “followspot” come from?
followspot (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.
followspot (English): A spotlight that follows a performer as they move...
Definitions
- A spotlight that follows a performer as they move...
Ancestry of “followspot”, step by step
followspot 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 |
via English spot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spot | A round or irregular patch on the surface of a... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |