Where does “folc” come from?

folc (Irish) comes from Old Irish folc, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

folc (Irish): downpour, flood; to bathe; to wash

Definitions

  1. downpour, flood; to bathe; to wash

Ancestry of “folc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfolcheavy rain, wet weather
2Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “folc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos →Every word from Old Irish folc →