myEtymology.com: English etymology of pole

1. Etymology of the English word pole

the English word pole

derived from the Old French word pole

derived from the Latin word polus (little; small; small amount; pole, end of an axis)

derived from the Greek word polos, πῶλος (a 'foal' or 'filly'; a young ass)

derived from the Greek word polein, πωλεῖν

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

derived from the Greek word pelomai, πέλομαι

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kʷel-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *pal-

Dutch paal, Dutch pool, French pal, French pôle, French pieu, German Pfahl, German Pol, Icelandic póll, Italian palo, Norwegian pole, Portuguese pao, Provençal pal, Swedish pole, Swedish pol

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derived from the English word pole

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