Where does “pol” come from?

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

pol (Middle English): A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}

Definitions

  1. A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}

Ancestry of “pol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pol

Every word from Yoruba ilé
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