Where does “Folgeantrag” come from?

Folgeantrag (German) comes from German folge, 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.

Folgeantrag (German): follow-up application

Definitions

  1. follow-up application

Ancestry of “Folgeantrag”, step by step

Folgeantrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German folge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfolgeinflection of folgen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvolgeentourage, retinue group of attendants
3Old High Germanfolga
4Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
5Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German Antrag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAntragapplication, request; motion, proposition,...
2Middle High Germanantrac
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-