Where does “pool” come from?
pool (Estonian) comes from Old Frisian spōle, from Old Dutch spōla, from Proto-Germanic spōlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
pool (Estonian): half; side; at, to, towards
Definitions
- half; side; at, to, towards
Ancestry of “pool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | spōle | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spōla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spōlǭ | spool; reel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |
Words derived from “pool”