Where does “cowpool” come from?

cowpool (English) comes from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

cowpool (English): A pond used by cows; A group that engages in...

Definitions

  1. A pond used by cows; A group that engages in...

Ancestry of “cowpool”, step by step

cowpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
2Middle Englishpool—
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via English cow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcowAn adult female of the species "Bos taurus",...
2Middle EnglishcowAlternative form of cou
3Old Englishcūcow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →