Where does “poll” come from?
Poll comes from English Polly, which derives from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, itself from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bale-.
poll (English): A survey of people, usually statistically...
Definitions
- A survey of people, usually statistically...
Ancestry of “poll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pol | — |
| 2 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 6 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
Words derived from “poll”