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Where does “folk” come from?

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

folk (Swedish): people in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...

Definitions

  1. people in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...

Ancestry of “folk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “folk”

  • mellanfolklig
  • folkomröstning
  • folksaga
  • folkminne
  • fästfolk
  • äldre- och folkhälsominister
  • folkhälsa
  • folkbokföra
  • folkhälsominister
  • folkbokföring
  • folkmassa
  • folkräkning
  • folkbibliotek
  • folkbildning
  • folkhögskola
  • folkvilja
  • husfolk
  • folkstyre
  • folkvisa
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