Where does “folge” come from?

folge (German) comes 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.

folge (German): inflection of folgen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of folgen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “folge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvolgeentourage, retinue group of attendants
2Old High Germanfolga—
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “folge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →