Where does “follögik” come from?

follögik (Volapük) comes from Volapük fol, from English four, from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

follögik (Volapük): quadrupedal

Definitions

  1. quadrupedal

Ancestry of “follögik”, step by step

follögik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük fol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükfolfour
2EnglishfourA numerical value equal to 4; the number after...
3Middle Englishfourfour
4Old Englishfēowerfour
5Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
6Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Volapük lög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüklögleg
2Germanaugeeye
3Middle High Germanougeeye
4Old High Germanougaeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres →Every word from Proto-Germanic fedwōr →