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Where does “folgēn” come from?

folgēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

folgēn (Proto-West Germanic): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “folgēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
2Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “folgēn”

  • following
  • follow
  • follower
  • followeth
  • followership
  • followest
  • followable
  • Christfollower
  • followability
  • unfollowable
  • volyer
  • followee
  • followspot
  • unfollowing
  • refollow
  • followers
  • unfollower
  • followed by
  • unfollow
  • follower
  • followers
  • Verfolgung
  • entfolgen
  • Bombenerfolg
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