Where does “polltaker” come from?

polltaker (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.

polltaker (English): One who gathers responses to a poll

Definitions

  1. One who gathers responses to a poll

Ancestry of “polltaker”, step by step

polltaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Poll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollA common pet name for a parrot
2Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via English taker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtakerOne who takes something; A person or thing that...
2Middle Englishtakere—
Every word from Yoruba ilé →