Where does “volk” come from?

volk (German) comes 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.

volk (German): people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language

Definitions

  1. people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language

Ancestry of “volk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “volk”

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