Where does “folgenreich” come from?

folgenreich (German) comes from German folgēn, from Middle High German volgen, from Old High German folgēn, 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.

folgenreich (German): momentous; serious

Definitions

  1. momentous; serious

Ancestry of “folgenreich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfolgēnto follow on the same path or in a sequence
2Middle High Germanvolgen
3Old High Germanfolgēnto follow
4Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
5Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz