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 Germanvolgeentourage, retinue group of attendants
2Old High Germanfolga—
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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