Where does “æfterfolgian” come from?
æfterfolgian (Old English) comes from Old English folġian, 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.
æfterfolgian (Old English): to follow after, pursue
Definitions
- to follow after, pursue
Ancestry of “æfterfolgian”, step by step
æfterfolgian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English folġian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | folġian | to follow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | folgēn | to follow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulgāną | to follow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Old English æfter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | æfter | after; according to |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |