Where does “gefolgian” come from?

gefolgian (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.

gefolgian (Old English): to follow, reach by following, attain

Definitions

  1. to follow, reach by following, attain

Ancestry of “gefolgian”, step by step

gefolgian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English folġian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfolġianto follow
2Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
3Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
4Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →