Where does “aftarfolgon” come from?
aftarfolgon (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon folgon, 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.
aftarfolgon (Old Saxon): to follow, go after
Definitions
- to follow, go after
Ancestry of “aftarfolgon”, step by step
aftarfolgon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon folgon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | folgon | 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 Saxon aftar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | aftar | after; behind; back |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |