Etymology

follower

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Today it means: One who follows, comes after another. Full definition →

Middle English folwer ← Old English folgere
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfolgere“follower; attendant; disciple”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfolwer
  3. English todayfollower

From Middle English folwer, folwere, folewer, from Old English folgere (“follower; attendant; disciple”), equivalent to follow + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Foulger, West Frisian folger, Dutch volger, German Folger, Swedish följare.

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