Where does “nofollegen” come from?

nofollegen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish follegen, 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.

nofollegen (Luxembourgish): to succeed, to follow

Definitions

  1. to succeed, to follow

Ancestry of “nofollegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfollegento follow
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 pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →