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
- people in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
Ancestry of “folk”, step by step
folk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse folk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | folk | army; people; people, army |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Old Norse fólk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | fólk | people |