Where does “poll” come from?

poll (Icelandic) comes from Danish pøl, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

poll (Icelandic): indefinite accusative singular of pollur

Definitions

  1. indefinite accusative singular of pollur

Ancestry of “poll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpølpuddle
2Latinpoluspole
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Latin polus →