Where does “genpool” come from?

genpool (Swedish) comes from Swedish pool, 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.

genpool (Swedish): gene pool

Definitions

  1. gene pool

Ancestry of “genpool”, step by step

genpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pool

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

via Swedish gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgengain; short, direct; gene
2Germangēn—
3Middle High Germangēn—
4Old High Germangēn—
5Proto-West Germanicgānto go
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →