Where does “avfolking” come from?

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

avfolking (Norwegian Nynorsk): depopulation

Definitions

  1. depopulation

Ancestry of “avfolking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskFolketo populate
2Norwegian Nynorskfolkpeople
3Old Norsefólkpeople
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →