Where does “folkeslag” come from?

folkeslag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål folk, from Danish folk, from English folk, from German volk, from Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką — to fill.

folkeslag (Norwegian Bokmål): people, race of people

Definitions

  1. people, race of people

Ancestry of “folkeslag”, step by step

folkeslag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfolka people; people in general; folk
2Danishfolkpeople; men; crew
3EnglishfolkOf or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,...
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 slag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålslagA hit; punch; A cardiac stroke; A battle between...
2Old Norseslag—
3Proto-Germanicslagizblow, strike
4Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →