Where does “folkefest” come from?

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

folkefest (Norwegian Nynorsk): a folk festival

Definitions

  1. a folk festival

Ancestry of “folkefest”, step by step

folkefest 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 fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfestcelebration, party, festivity; feast, festival;...
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →