Where does “opphavsfolk” come from?

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

opphavsfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): an indigenous people

Definitions

  1. an indigenous people

Ancestry of “opphavsfolk”, step by step

opphavsfolk 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 opphav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskopphavorigin; cause
2Old Norseupphafbeginning; advancement, honour
3Proto-Germanichabąsea
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →