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

  1. A survey of people, usually statistically...

Ancestry of “poll”, step by step

poll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English pol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
2Old Englishpōlpool
3Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
4Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
6Yorubailéhome; house

via Middle English polle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpollethe head of a person or animal
2Middle Dutchpol—

Words derived from “poll”

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