Where does “lizardfolk” come from?
lizardfolk (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.
lizardfolk (English): A type of intelligent anthropomorphic creatures...
Definitions
- A type of intelligent anthropomorphic creatures...
Ancestry of “lizardfolk”, step by step
lizardfolk 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 lizard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lizard | Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lesarde | A reptile, especially a lizard; The sharpened tip... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | lusard | — |
| 4 | Old French | lesard | — |
| 5 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 6 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |