Where does “Volks” come from?

Volks (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.

Volks (German): genitive singular of Volk; people's, folk’s

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of Volk; people's, folk’s

Ancestry of “Volks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolkpeople, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,...
2Middle High Germanvolc—
3Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
4Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
5Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “Volks”

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