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Where does “Folge” come from?

Folge (German) comes from Middle High German volge, from Old High German folga, 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.

Folge (German): sequence; consequence; episode

Definitions

  1. sequence; consequence; episode

Ancestry of “Folge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvolge—
2Old High Germanfolga—
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Folge”

  • Erbfolge
  • Abfolge
  • Folgeerkrankung
  • Zeichenfolge
  • Reihenfolge
  • folgenlos
  • folgewidrig
  • oppfølging
  • følgende
  • oppfølger
  • følge
  • forfølgelse
  • forfølge
  • rekkefølge
  • etterfølge
  • etterfølger
  • verfollegen
  • follegen
  • nofollegen
  • Verfollegung
  • Folleg
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