Where does “fulc” come from?
fulc (Old French) comes from Frankish folc, from Proto-Germanic flukkaz, from Proto-Germanic flukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European pluknéh₂-.
fulc (Old French): flock
Ancestry of “fulc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | folc | people, crowd, multitude, troop |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flukkaz | crowd, troop, flock |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flukkōną | to fly, flutter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pluknéh₂- | — |