Where does “zuidpool” come from?

zuidpool (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.

zuidpool (Dutch): south pole

Definitions

  1. south pole

Ancestry of “zuidpool”, step by step

zuidpool 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 zuid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
2Old Dutchsūth—
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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