English
following
By surface analysis, follow + -ing.
Equivalent to follow + -ing
Proto-Germanic *fulgāną ‘to follow’
Proto-West Germanic *folgēn ‘to follow’
Old English folgian ‘to follow’
Middle English folwen ‘to follow’
English follow
Today it means
adj Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / following