Where does “folkemengd” come from?

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

folkemengd (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of folkemengde

Definitions

  1. alternative form of folkemengde

Ancestry of “folkemengd”, step by step

folkemengd 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 mengd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmengdan amount, quantity; a great number, crowd,...
2Proto-Germanicmanagiþōquantity; amount; multitude
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmonegʰ-many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →