Where does “volk” come from?

volk (Dutch) comes from Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

volk (Dutch): people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,...

Definitions

  1. people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,...

Ancestry of “volk”, step by step

volk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tuin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtuingarden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge
2Middle Dutchtuun—
3Old Dutchtūnfence
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Middle Dutch volc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvolcpeople, folk
2Old Dutchfolcpeople, folk
3Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “volk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →
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