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
Ancestry of “פֿאָלק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | volk | — |
| 2 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “פֿאָלק”