Where does “jammerpoel” come from?

jammerpoel (Dutch) comes from Dutch poel, from Middle Dutch poel, from Old Dutch puol, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

jammerpoel (Dutch): hell; calamity, hell

Definitions

  1. hell; calamity, hell

Ancestry of “jammerpoel”, step by step

jammerpoel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch poel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpoela standing body of water; pool, puddle; abyss,...
2Middle Dutchpoel—
3Old Dutchpuol—
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via Dutch jammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjammerunfortunate, sad; too bad, a pity
2Middle Dutchjammer—
3Old Dutchiāmer—
4Proto-Germanicjēmarazmiserable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →