Where does “follower” come from?
follower (French) comes from English follower, from Middle English folwer, from Old English folgere, from Old English folġian, from Proto-West Germanic folgēn, from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
follower (French): follower; To follow
Definitions
- follower; To follow
Ancestry of “follower”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | follower | One who follows, comes after another; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | folwer | — |
| 3 | Old English | folgere | follower, attendant, disciple |
| 4 | Old English | folġian | to follow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |