Where does “ol” come from?

ol (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ól, from Unami ool, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale- — home; house.

Ancestry of “ol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishólverbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught
2Unamioolegg
3EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
4Middle Englishpool
5Old Englishpōlpool
6Proto-West Germanic*pōl
7Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
9Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “ol

Every word from Yoruba ilé