Where does “fólk” come from?
fólk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
fólk (Old Norse): people
Ancestry of “fólk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “fólk”