Where does “ól” come from?

ól (Old Irish) comes 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-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

ól (Old Irish): verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught

Ancestry of “ól”, step by step

ól traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Unami ool

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

via Proto-Celtic ɸotlo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸotlo-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpōtlo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ól”

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