Where does “Rechtsfolge” come from?

Rechtsfolge (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.

Rechtsfolge (German): legal consequence, legal effect

Definitions

  1. legal consequence, legal effect

Ancestry of “Rechtsfolge”, step by step

Rechtsfolge 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 recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz
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