Where does “folkerøysting” come from?

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

folkerøysting (Norwegian Nynorsk): a referendum

Definitions

  1. a referendum

Ancestry of “folkerøysting”, step by step

folkerøysting 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 røysting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrøysting—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →