Where does “poel” come from?

poel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch puol, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

Ancestry of “poel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpuol—
2Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
3Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
5Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “poel”

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