Where does “Reihenfolge” come from?

Reihenfolge (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.

Reihenfolge (German): order, sequence

Definitions

  1. order, sequence

Ancestry of “Reihenfolge”, step by step

Reihenfolge 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 Reihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz