Folk-Etymology (litterally...)

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 37535
Date: 2005-05-04

What's the etymology of Germanic folkam "people, army,
group of men"?
Is it cognate of *fulg- "to follow"? (folkam
<*folkkam<*folgnam?

Or related to Latin populus "people"?


Joao SL





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