Where does “folkemusikk” come from?

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

folkemusikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): folk music

Definitions

  1. folk music

Ancestry of “folkemusikk”, step by step

folkemusikk 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 musikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmusikkmusic
2Latinmūsica—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →