Where does “befolkning” come from?
befolkning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål befolke, from German bevölkern, 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.
befolkning (Norwegian Bokmål): population
Definitions
- population
Ancestry of “befolkning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | befolke | to populate |
| 2 | German | bevölkern | to populate |
| 3 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 4 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |