Where does “folksinging” come from?
folksinging (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.
folksinging (English): The singing of folk songs
Definitions
- The singing of folk songs
Ancestry of “folksinging”, step by step
folksinging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English folk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 2 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 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 |
via English singing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | singing | The act of using the voice to produce musical... |
| 2 | Middle English | syngyng | Singing; recital of a song; The performance of... |
| 3 | Middle English | singen | To sing (something); to produce (certain) noises with one's voice |
| 4 | Old English | singan | to sing, chant |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | singwan | to sing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | singwaną | to sing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sengʷʰ- | to recite; to sing |