Where does “pool” come from?

pool (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.

Ancestry of “pool”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pool”

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