Where does “folcsæl” come from?

folcsæl (Old English) comes from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

folcsæl (Old English): a "folk-hall;" a public building

Definitions

  1. a "folk-hall;" a public building

Ancestry of “folcsæl”, step by step

folcsæl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English folc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfolca people, nation, tribe; crowd; people
2Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Old English sæl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsælroom, great hall, house, castle; happiness,...
2Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
3Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
4Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →