Where does “fólk” come from?

fólk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

fólk (Old Norse): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “fólk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fólk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →