Where does “Völkerwanderung” come from?
Völkerwanderung (English) comes from German Völkerwanderung, from German Volk, from Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Völkerwanderung (English): Migration Period
Definitions
- Migration Period
Ancestry of “Völkerwanderung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Völkerwanderung | Migration Period |
| 2 | German | Volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |