Where does “Volksheld” come from?

Volksheld (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.

Volksheld (German): national hero

Definitions

  1. national hero

Ancestry of “Volksheld”, step by step

Volksheld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German volk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvolkpeople, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language
2Middle High Germanvolc
3Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
4Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
5Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via German Held

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeldhero; protagonist
2Middle High Germanhelt
3Old High Germanhelidhut
4Proto-West Germanichaliþhero
5Proto-Germanichaliþazhero
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-