Where does “folkeetymologisk” come from?
folkeetymologisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk folkeetymologi, from Norwegian Nynorsk folk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
folkeetymologisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): relating to folk etymology
Definitions
- relating to folk etymology
Ancestry of “folkeetymologisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | folkeetymologi | folk etymology |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | folk | people |
| 3 | Old Norse | fólk | people |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |