Where does “pøbel” come from?

pøbel (Danish) comes from German Pöbel, from French peuple, from Middle French peuple, from Old French pueple, from Old French poblo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pøbel (Danish): a mob, riffraff

Definitions

  1. a mob, riffraff

Ancestry of “pøbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPöbelmob; riffraff
2Frenchpeuplepeople
3Middle Frenchpeuplea people
4Old Frenchpueplea people
5Old FrenchpobloAlternative form of pueple
6Latinpōpulusa people, nation
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poblo →