Where does “풀을 뜯다” come from?

풀을 뜯다 (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.

풀을 뜯다 (Korean): to graze on grass

Definitions

  1. to graze on grass

Ancestry of “풀을 뜯다”, step by step

풀을 뜯다 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 뜯다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뜯다to tear, pick, pluck; to graze; to play
2Middle Koreanᄠᅳᆮ다to tear, pick, pluck; to graze; to play
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