Where does “Pull” come from?

Pull (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German phuol, from Old High German puol, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

Pull (Luxembourgish): puddle

Definitions

  1. puddle

Ancestry of “Pull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanphuol—
2Old High Germanpuol—
3Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
5Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →