Where does “Pöbel” come from?

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

Pöbel (German): mob; riffraff

Definitions

  1. mob; riffraff

Ancestry of “Pöbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeuplepeople
2Middle Frenchpeuplea people
3Old Frenchpueplea people
4Old FrenchpobloAlternative form of pueple
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “Pöbel”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poblo →