Where does “pengefolk” come from?

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

pengefolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): financiers, the wealthy

Definitions

  1. financiers, the wealthy

Ancestry of “pengefolk”, step by step

pengefolk 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 penge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpengea coin; money
2Old Norsepeningr—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →