before 1000;Middle English;Old Englishpopul < Latinpōpulus
British Dictionary definitions for popple
popple
/ˈpɒpəl/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble
2.
(often foll by along) (of a stream or river) to move with an irregular tumbling motion: the small rivulet poppled along over rocks and stones for half a mile
Word Origin
C14: of imitative origin; compare Middle Dutch popelen to bubble, throb