Where does “volgen” come from?

volgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch folgon, 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.

volgen (Middle Dutch): to follow; to pursue; to follow, to come after

Definitions

  1. to follow; to pursue; to follow, to come after

Ancestry of “volgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfolgonto follow
2Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
3Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “volgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →