Where does “fulgangan” come from?

fulgangan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ful, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fulgangan (Old Saxon): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “fulgangan”, step by step

fulgangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfulfull
2Proto-West Germanicfullfull
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old Saxon gangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonganganto go
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →