Where does “ól” come from?

ól (Irish) comes from Old Irish ól, from Unami ool, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale- — home; house.

ól (Irish): drink; verbal noun of ól; drinking

Definitions

  1. drink; verbal noun of ól; drinking

Ancestry of “ól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishólverbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught
2Unamioolegg
3EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
4Middle Englishpool—
5Old Englishpōlpool
6Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
7Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
9Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →