Where does “blaenbwl” come from?

blaenbwl (Welsh) comes from Welsh pwl, 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.

blaenbwl (Welsh): blunt-tipped

Definitions

  1. blunt-tipped

Ancestry of “blaenbwl”, step by step

blaenbwl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh pwl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpwlbout, fit, paroxysm, attack of an illness
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Welsh blaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshblaentip, point, apex
2Middle Welshblaentip, point
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