Where does “följa” come from?

följa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fylghia, from Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną — to follow.

följa (Swedish): follow; to go after; follow; to be the next in a...

Definitions

  1. follow; to go after; follow; to be the next in a...

Ancestry of “följa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfylghiato follow; to accompany; to seek, to aim at
2Old Norsefylgjacompanionship; kind of guardian angel, guardian...
3Proto-Germanicfulgijanąto follow

Words derived from “följa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fulgijaną →Every word from Old Norse fylgja →Every word from Old Swedish fylghia →