Where does “folkmängd” come from?

folkmängd (Swedish) comes from Swedish mängd, from Danish mængde, from Norwegian Nynorsk mengd, from Proto-Germanic managiþō, from Proto-Indo-European monegʰ- — many.

folkmängd (Swedish): population (number of inhabitants)

Definitions

  1. population (number of inhabitants)

Ancestry of “folkmängd”, step by step

folkmängd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mängd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmängdan amount; a quantity or a volume; a crowd; a...
2Danishmængdeamount, quantity; number; crowd
3Norwegian Nynorskmengdan amount, quantity; a great number, crowd,...
4Proto-Germanicmanagiþōquantity; amount; multitude
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmonegʰ-many

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European monegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic managiþō →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk mengd →