Where does “urfolk” come from?
urfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ur-, from German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
urfolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): an indigenous people; a people that maintains an original culture
Definitions
- an indigenous people; a people that maintains an original culture
Ancestry of “urfolk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ur- | primeval, primordial, primitive, proto-; first,... |
| 2 | German | ur- | ur-; great-; very |
| 3 | Middle High German | ur- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ur- | thoroughly |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |