Where does “bevölkern” come from?
bevölkern (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.
bevölkern (German): to populate
Definitions
- to populate
Ancestry of “bevölkern”, step by step
| 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 |
Words derived from “bevölkern”
- Bevölkerung
- befolke
- Überbevölkerung
- befolkning
- Weltbevölkerung
- Bevölkerungsdichte
- bevölkerungsreich
- Bevölkerungspyramide
- Bevölkerungsregister
- Bevölkerungsschicht
- Bevölkerungszahl
- Bevölkerungszentrum
- Bevëlkerung
- befolkningstetthet
- befolkningsrik
- urbefolkning
- befolkningstall
- befolkningsvekst
- lokalbefolkning
- sivilbefolkning