Where does “pollen” come from?

pollen (Dutch) comes from English Poll, from Middle English pol, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

pollen (Dutch): pollen; to poll, to periodically check the status...

Definitions

  1. pollen; to poll, to periodically check the status...

Ancestry of “pollen”, step by step

pollen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Poll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollA common pet name for a parrot
2Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via Latin pollen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpollenflour, fine flour, milldust; fine powder dust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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