Where does “Poul” come from?
Poul (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German pfāl, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
Poul (Luxembourgish): stake; post
Ancestry of “Poul”, step by step