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Where does “anti-folk” come from?

anti-folk (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

anti-folk (English): A style of music derived from folk music but with...

Definitions

  1. A style of music derived from folk music but with...

Ancestry of “anti-folk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfolkOf or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,...
2Germanvolk—
3Middle High Germanvolc—
4Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
5Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →