Where does “Pont-y-pŵl” come from?
Pont-y-pŵl (Welsh) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Pont-y-pŵl”, step by step
Pont-y-pŵl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pool | OS grid ref SW6641 |
| 2 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 3 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 7 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via Latin pōns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 2 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 3 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |