Where does “Todesfolge” come from?
Todesfolge (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.
Todesfolge (German): the fact that a crime results in the unintended death of the victim, by negligence or (certain forms of) recklessness
Definitions
- the fact that a crime results in the unintended death of the victim, by negligence or (certain forms of) recklessness
Ancestry of “Todesfolge”, step by step
Todesfolge 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 |