Where does “folkesetnad” come from?

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

folkesetnad (Norwegian Nynorsk): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “folkesetnad”, step by step

folkesetnad 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 setnad

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