Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulgāną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly originated as a compound of the roots of *fullaz (“full”) and *gāną (“to go”), with a sense of "full-going". This could have shifted to a meaning of "to serve, go with as an attendant" (compare also fulfill).
Alternatively, may be derived from Proto-Indo-European *pelḱ-, *polḱ- (“to turn, twist, wind”), which itself might have merged with another verb to form Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to conceal”), but also ("to go, proceed").[1]
Verb
[edit]*fulgāną
- to follow
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *fulgāną (weak class 3)
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *folgēn
- Old Norse: fulger (attested once)
- Old Swedish: folger