Where does “pollstress” come from?
pollstress (English) comes from English pollster, 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.
Ancestry of “pollstress”, step by step
pollstress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pollster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pollster | A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion... |
| 2 | English | Poll | A common pet name for a parrot |
| 3 | Middle English | pol | A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural} |
| 4 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 8 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |