Where does “פול” come from?

פול (Hebrew) comes from English full, from Middle English fúl, from Old English full, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

פול (Hebrew): broad bean, fava bean, fava (Vicia faba)

Definitions

  1. broad bean, fava bean, fava (Vicia faba)

Ancestry of “פול”, step by step

פול traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English full

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfullContaining the maximum possible amount that can...
2Middle Englishfúlvery; much; to a great extent
3Old Englishfullfull, filled, complete, entire; a beaker; a cup,...
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English paul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaulAn old Italian silver coin; a paolo; Archaic form...
2Ancient GreekΠαῦλοςPaul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
3Latinpauluslittle, small
4Latinpaullus

via Yiddish פֿול

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿולfull
2Middle High Germanvol
3Old High Germanfollfull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-
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