Where does “poake” come from?

poake (Yola) comes from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

poake (Yola): poke, pocket

Definitions

  1. poke, pocket

Ancestry of “poake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
2Anglo-Normanpokesack
3Frankish*pokō—
4Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Frankish *pokō →