Where does “fagfolk” come from?

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

fagfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): professionals, experts, specialists

Definitions

  1. professionals, experts, specialists

Ancestry of “fagfolk”, step by step

fagfolk 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 Norwegian Nynorsk fag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfaga subject; a profession, trade, discipline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →