Where does “poelsnip” come from?

poelsnip (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.

poelsnip (Dutch): great snipe (Gallinago media)

Definitions

  1. great snipe (Gallinago media)

Ancestry of “poelsnip”, step by step

poelsnip 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 snip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsnipA snipe or woodcock, thin-beaked bird of the...
2Middle Dutchsnippe—
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →