Where does “פֿאָלק” come from?

פֿאָלק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German volk, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic folk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

פֿאָלק (Yiddish): people, folk

Definitions

  1. people, folk

Ancestry of “פֿאָלק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvolk—
2Old High Germanfolcfolk; people collectively, nation; people, nation
3Proto-West Germanicfolkpeople, tribe
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “פֿאָלק”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic folk →