Where does “folgoþ” come from?
folgoþ (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.
folgoþ (Old English): retinue, train
Definitions
- retinue, train
Ancestry of “folgoþ”, step by step
folgoþ 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 oþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | oþ | until, as far as, up to, down to; until |