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Old English folgian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volgen and German folgen .
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following (n.)
late 14c., "action of following, an act of following," verbal noun from follow (v.). Meaning "a body of disciples or retainers" is from mid-15c.; Old English used folgoð in this sense.