Where does โ€œpollโ€ come from?

poll (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse pollr, from Proto-Germanic pullaz, from Albanian pรซllas, from Latin palฤtium, from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ€” sky.

poll (Norwegian Nynorsk): a small branch of a fjord, often with a narrow inlet

Definitions

  1. a small branch of a fjord, often with a narrow inlet

Ancestry of โ€œpollโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepollrโ€”
2Proto-Germanicpullazround object; head; top, summit, peak
3Albanianpรซllaspalate
4Latinpalฤtiumโ€”
5Etruscan๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒsky
Every word from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ†’Every word from Latin palฤtium โ†’Every word from Albanian pรซllas โ†’