Where does “foule” come from?

foule (Middle French) comes from Old French foler, from Medieval Latin fullo, from Latin fullo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

foule (Middle French): the act of milling clothes or hats; group of men,...

Definitions

the act of milling clothes or hats; group of men,...

Ancestry of “foule”, step by step

foule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French foler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	foler	to destroy; to mistreat
2	Medieval Latin	fullo	fuller
3	Latin	fullo	fuller
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰleh₃-	bloom, flower
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

via Old French foulc

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	foulc	flock, herd; people; multitude, crowd
2	Latin	fulcus	—
3	Frankish	fulk	—
4	Old Norse	fólk	people
5	Proto-Germanic	fulką	people; tribe
6	Proto-Indo-European	pleh₁-	to fill

Words derived from “foule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →