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
- Alternative spelling of folk
Ancestry of “folc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | folk | people, folk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *folk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |