Where does “foulc” come from?
foulc (Old French) comes from Latin fulcus, from Frankish fulk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
foulc (Old French): flock, herd; people; multitude, crowd
Definitions
- flock, herd; people; multitude, crowd
Ancestry of “foulc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fulcus | — |
| 2 | Frankish | fulk | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fólk | people |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “foulc”