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Where does “verfollegen” come from?

verfollegen (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.

verfollegen (Luxembourgish): to pursue, to follow; to persecute

Definitions

  1. to pursue, to follow; to persecute

Ancestry of “verfollegen”, 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

Words derived from “verfollegen”

  • Verfollegung
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