Where does “aufeinanderfolgen” come from?
aufeinanderfolgen (German) comes from German aufeinander, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
aufeinanderfolgen (German): to follow one another
Definitions
- to follow one another
Ancestry of “aufeinanderfolgen”, step by step
aufeinanderfolgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German aufeinander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aufeinander | one another, each other |
| 2 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 3 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German folgēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | folgēn | to follow on the same path or in a sequence |
| 2 | Middle High German | volgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folgēn | to follow |
| 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 |