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

Definitions

  1. crowd

Ancestry of “foule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfoulcflock, herd; people; multitude, crowd
2Latinfulcus—
3Frankishfulk—
4Old Norsefólkpeople
5Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Old Norse fólk →