Where does “Volksmund” come from?
Volksmund (German) comes from German mund, from Middle High German munt, from Old High German munt, from Proto-Germanic mundō, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂-nt-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Volksmund (German): popular language, vernacular
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Ancestry of “Volksmund”, step by step
Volksmund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mund | mouth of a person |
| 2 | Middle High German | munt | protection, guardianship |
| 3 | Old High German | munt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mundō | hand; protection, security |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
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 |