Where does “folkovati” come from?

folkovati (Old Czech) comes 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.

folkovati (Old Czech): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “folkovati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvolgen—
2Old High Germanfolgēnto follow
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →