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Where does “pœla” come from?

pœla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

Ancestry of “pœla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
3Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “pœla”

  • pöl
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