Where does “Völkerpsychologie” come from?
Völkerpsychologie (German) comes 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.
Völkerpsychologie (German): ethnic psychology
Definitions
- ethnic psychology
Ancestry of “Völkerpsychologie”, step by step
Völkerpsychologie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 2 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German Psychologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Psychologie | psychology |
| 2 | German | psycho- | psycho- relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ψυχή | Psyche |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῆλος | visible; conspicuous; manifest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |