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Where does “unfollowable” come from?

unfollowable (English) comes from English followable, 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 — to fill.

unfollowable (English): Not followable

Definitions

  1. Not followable

Ancestry of “unfollowable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfollowableAble to be followed
2EnglishfollowTo go after; to pursue; to move behind in the...
3Middle Englishfolwento follow
4Old Englishfolġian—
5Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
6Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
7Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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