Where does “Folke” come from?

Folke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk folk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Folke (Norwegian Nynorsk): to populate

Definitions

  1. to populate

Ancestry of “Folke”, step by step

Folke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfolkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old Norse Folki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseFolki—

Words derived from “Folke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →