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Where does “befolka” come from?

befolka (Swedish) comes from Swedish folk, from Old Norse folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

befolka (Swedish): To populate

Definitions

  1. To populate

Ancestry of “befolka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “befolka”

  • befolkningssiffra
  • befolkningsstatistik
  • befolkning
  • befolkningstäthet
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