fylgja

Icelandic

/ˈfɪlca/

verb-weak

Definitions

to accompany, follow
to legally belong with
to come bundled with or be part of the benefits or rights that follow something
to follow, abide by (a rule, law, tradition, etc.)
to follow, agree with, support

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse fylgja derived from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną (follow).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fulgijaną

Gloss

follow

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*fulgijaną Proto-Germanic
*fulgāną Proto-Germanic
fylgja Norwegian Nynorsk
fylgan Old English
fylgja Old Norse
fylgirit Icelandic
fylgjari Icelandic
rit Icelandic
fylgja Faroese
fylghia Old Swedish
fåli Westrobothnian
fylghæ Old Danish
fya Elfdalian