Where does “fylking” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fylking”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fylking”

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