Where does “noordpool” come from?

noordpool (Dutch) comes from Dutch Pool, from Middle Dutch pool, from Old French poil, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

noordpool (Dutch): north pole

Definitions

  1. north pole

Ancestry of “noordpool”, step by step

noordpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Pool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchPoolA Pole
2Middle Dutchpool—
3Old Frenchpoilhair
4Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
5Latinpendēre—
6Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Dutch noord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
2Middle Dutchnort—
3Old Dutchnord—
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →