Where does “fólk” come from?

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

fólk (Scanian): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “fólk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefólkpeople
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →