Where does “foule” come from?
foule (Norman) comes from Old French foulc, from Latin fulcus, from Frankish fulk, from Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
foule (Norman): crowd
Ancestry of “foule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |