Where does “affolkning” come from?
affolkning (Danish) comes from Danish affolke, from Danish folk, from English folk, from German volk, from Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką — to fill.
affolkning (Danish): depopulation
Definitions
- depopulation
Ancestry of “affolkning”, step by step
affolkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish affolke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | affolke | to depopulate |
| 2 | Danish | folk | people; men; crew |
| 3 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 4 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 5 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 6 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |