Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “bale-”
141 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European bale- — including pool, pole, poles, poll, polling, dipole, cesspool, flagpole.
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English (107)
- pool
- pole
- poles
- poll
- polling
- dipole
- cesspool
- flagpole
- pollster
- poolside
- lodgepole
- poleward
- pollard
- carpool
- multipole
- ridgepole
- poolroom
- beanpole
- poule
- polepiece
- poleaxe
- polewards
- bipole
- poller
- hexapole
- poleax
- redpoll
- octopole
- clodpole
- moonpool
- vanpool
- fishpole
- tentpole
- tidepool
- epipole
- polearm
- counterpole
- blackpoll
- poler
- poolhouse
- antipole
- rockpool
- pooler
- poleman
- hexadecapole
- tripole
- poolable
- outpoll
- pitchpole
- stunpoll
- paleopole
- repoll
- polocyte
- quadripole
- poleless
- polelike
- macrodipole
- subpool
- micropool
- pollable
- carpooler
- nondipole
- polary
- firepole
- poleboat
- pollage
- prepoll
- multipool
- polesitter
- pollee
- tailpole
- powdike
- interdipole
- alepole
- press pool
- wordpool
- pool hall
- opinion poll
- nonpolling
- poolscape
- pole-smoker
- poolwater
- Stobie pole
- fuckpole
- cowpool
- meatpole
- polarily
- rolly-pooly
- impolarily
- niddipoll
- pole dancing
- polespear
- circumpolloid
- telepolling
- pollmeister
- robopoll
- tail-pole
- fencepole
- footpole
- headpole
- poolward
- pollist
- dodipole
- pool of death
- pollax
- poolster
- sesspool