Where does “겨풀” come from?

겨풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 풀, 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-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

겨풀 (Korean): A cutgrass, particularly Leersia sayanuka

Definitions

  1. A cutgrass, particularly Leersia sayanuka

Ancestry of “겨풀”, step by step

겨풀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 풀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean풀herbaceous plants, particularly grass; glue; pool
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Korean 겨

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겨bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)
2Korean기어yes, yeah
3Korean-어language
4Middle Korean-어〮—
5Old Korean良The verbal and adjectival infinitive suffix

Words derived from “겨풀”

Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →