Where does “folga” come from?

folga (Polish) comes from German folge, from Middle High German volge, from Old High German folga, 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.

folga (Polish): relief

Definitions

  1. relief

Ancestry of “folga”, step by step

folga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German folge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfolgeinflection of folgen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvolgeentourage, retinue group of attendants
3Old High Germanfolga
4Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
5Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
6Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old Polish folga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishfolgaobedience
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Germanic fullaz