Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “niddipoll” come from?

niddipoll (English) 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.

niddipoll (English): Foolish; silly

Definitions

  1. Foolish; silly

Ancestry of “niddipoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpollA survey of people, usually statistically...
2Middle Englishpol—
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Yoruba ilé →