Where does “folc” come from?

folc (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon folk, from Proto-Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

folc (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of folk

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of folk

Ancestry of “folc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfolkpeople, folk
2Proto-Germanic*folk—
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Germanic *folk →