Where does “Wortfolge” come from?

Wortfolge (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.

Wortfolge (German): word order

Definitions

  1. word order

Ancestry of “Wortfolge”, step by step

Wortfolge 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 wôrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôrtplural word as an isolated unit
2Middle High Germanwortword; verb
3Old High Germanwortword; verb
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz