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