Where does “befolkningsrik” come from?
befolkningsrik (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål befolkning, 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 — to fill.
befolkningsrik (Norwegian Bokmål): populous
Definitions
- populous
Ancestry of “befolkningsrik”, step by step
befolkningsrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål befolkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | befolkning | population |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | befolke | to populate |
| 3 | German | bevölkern | to populate |
| 4 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 5 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 6 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Norwegian Bokmål rik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rik | rich |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríkr | rich |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |