Where does “starfsfólk” come from?

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

starfsfólk (Icelandic): staff, personnel

Definitions

  1. staff, personnel

Ancestry of “starfsfólk”, step by step

starfsfólk 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 starf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstarfwork, job
2Old Norsestarf—
3Old Norsestarfato work, labour
4Proto-Germanic*starfąlabor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →