Where does “folkiness” come from?
folkiness (English) comes from English folky, 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.
folkiness (English): The quality of being folky
Definitions
- The quality of being folky
Ancestry of “folkiness”, step by step
folkiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English folky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folky | Having the character of folk music |
| 2 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 3 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 4 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |