Where does “fylkir” come from?

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

fylkir (Old Norse): chief, king

Definitions

  1. chief, king

Ancestry of “fylkir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfulkijaz—
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulkijaz →