Etymograph

English

folkadelic

Blend of folk + psychedelic.

A blend of folk + psychedelic

Proto-Germanic *fulką ‘troop, army’

Proto-West Germanic *folk ‘military, army, troop’

Old English folc ‘the people, especially the common people’

Middle English folk ‘people, folk’

English folk

Today it means

adj Having elements of folk music and psychedelic music.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / folkadelic