Where does “mitfolgen” come from?

mitfolgen (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.

mitfolgen (German): to follow along

Definitions

  1. to follow along

Ancestry of “mitfolgen”, step by step

mitfolgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German folgēn

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

via German mit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmitwith; with, by; at
2Middle High Germanmite
3Old High Germanmitwith
4Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
5Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz