Where does “befolkningsvekst” come from?

befolkningsvekst (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.

befolkningsvekst (Norwegian Bokmål): population growth

Definitions

  1. population growth

Ancestry of “befolkningsvekst”, step by step

befolkningsvekst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål befolkning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbefolkningpopulation
2Norwegian Bokmålbefolketo populate
3Germanbevölkernto populate
4Germanvolkpeople, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language
5Middle High Germanvolc—
6Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
7Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
8Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Norwegian Bokmål vekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvekstgrowth; a plant
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →