Where does “polk” come from?

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

polk (Middle English): A pond or puddle; a small pool especially of standing water

Definitions

  1. A pond or puddle; a small pool especially of standing water

Ancestry of “polk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
2Old Englishpōlpool
3Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
4Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
6Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “polk”

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