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Where does “pōlaz” come from?

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

pōlaz (Proto-Germanic): pool

Definitions

  1. pool

Ancestry of “pōlaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pōlaz”

  • pool
  • pole
  • poles
  • poll
  • polling
  • dipole
  • cesspool
  • flagpole
  • pollster
  • poolside
  • lodgepole
  • poleward
  • pollard
  • carpool
  • multipole
  • ridgepole
  • poolroom
  • beanpole
  • poule
  • polepiece
  • poleaxe
  • polewards
  • bipole
  • poller
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