Where does “følge” come from?

følge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish følge, from Old Danish fylghæ, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną — to follow.

følge (Norwegian Bokmål): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “følge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfølgeto follow; to be a logical consequence of;...
2Old Danishfylghæ—
3Old Norsefylgjacompanionship; kind of guardian angel, guardian...
4Proto-Germanicfulgijanąto follow

Words derived from “følge”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną →Every word from Old Norse fylgja →Every word from Old Danish fylghæ →