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Where does “Volksstamm” come from?

Volksstamm (German) comes from German Volks, 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.

Volksstamm (German): tribe

Definitions

  1. tribe

Ancestry of “Volksstamm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVolksgenitive singular of Volk; people's, folk’s
2GermanVolkpeople, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,...
3Middle High Germanvolc—
4Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
5Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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