Where does “Volk” come from?

Volk (German) comes 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.

Volk (German): people, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,...

Definitions

  1. people, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,...

Ancestry of “Volk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvolc—
2Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
3Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Volk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →