Where does “polere” come from?
polere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin polīre, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
polere (Norwegian Bokmål): to polish
Ancestry of “polere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | polīre | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |