Where does “folc” come from?

folc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

folc (Old Irish): heavy rain, wet weather

Definitions

  1. heavy rain, wet weather

Ancestry of “folc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

Words derived from “folc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkos