Where does “poll” come from?

poll (Romanian) comes from English Poll, from Middle English pol, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

poll (Romanian): vote, election

Definitions

  1. vote, election

Ancestry of “poll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollA common pet name for a parrot
2Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →