Where does “팔로잉” come from?

팔로잉 (Korean) comes from English following, from English follow, from Middle English folwen, from Old English folġian, from Proto-West Germanic folgēn, from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

팔로잉 (Korean): following

Definitions

  1. following

Ancestry of “팔로잉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfollowingComing next, either in sequence or in time; About...
2EnglishfollowTo go after; to pursue; to move behind in the...
3Middle Englishfolwento follow
4Old Englishfolġianto follow
5Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
6Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
7Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-