Where does “samferðafólk” come from?

samferðafólk (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fólk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

samferðafólk (Icelandic): fellow travellers

Definitions

  1. fellow travellers

Ancestry of “samferðafólk”, step by step

samferðafólk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfólkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Icelandic samferð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsamferð—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →