Where does “fylki” come from?

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

fylki (Old Norse): district, county, shire; battalion, host;...

Definitions

  1. district, county, shire; battalion, host;...

Ancestry of “fylki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfulkijąA collection of people; band; company; troop
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “fylki”

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