Where does “Spätfolge” come from?
Spätfolge (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.
Spätfolge (German): late consequence
Definitions
- late consequence
Ancestry of “Spätfolge”, step by step
Spätfolge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German folge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | folge | inflection of folgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | volge | entourage, retinue group of attendants |
| 3 | Old High German | folga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |