Where does “folkemord” come from?

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

folkemord (Norwegian Nynorsk): genocide

Definitions

  1. genocide

Ancestry of “folkemord”, step by step

folkemord 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 mord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmordmurder
2Old NorseMǫrðrmarten
3Proto-Germanicmarþuzmarten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmartusbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →
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