Where does “pooldag” come from?

pooldag (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.

pooldag (Dutch): polar day

Definitions

  1. polar day

Ancestry of “pooldag”, step by step

pooldag 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 dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdagday; daytime; !
2Middle Dutchdachday
3Old Dutchdagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →