Where does “pöl” come from?

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

pöl (Swedish): pool, puddle

Definitions

  1. pool, puddle

Ancestry of “pöl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepœla—
2Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
4Yorubailéhome; house

Words derived from “pöl”

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