English
folkred
Folkred comes from Old English folcrǣden ‘decree of the people’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150folcrǣden‘decree of the people’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500folkrede
- Englishtodayfolkred
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150folcrǣden‘decree of the people’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500folkrede
- Englishtodayfolkred
Formed from folk + -red
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
Every English word from Old English folcrǣden
Today it means
noun People.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English folcrǣden / folkred