Where does “dralhòl” come from?
dralhòl (Occitan) comes from Scottish Gaelic òl, 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 — home; house.
dralhòl (Occitan): a straight path that passes through fields or woods
Definitions
- a straight path that passes through fields or woods
Ancestry of “dralhòl”, step by step
dralhòl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic òl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | òl | drink; booze, carouse; verbal noun of òl |
| 2 | Old Irish | ól | verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught |
| 3 | Unami | ool | egg |
| 4 | English | Pool | OS grid ref SW6641 |
| 5 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 6 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 10 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via Occitan dralha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | dralha | track, country road, old road, path for herds of livestock |