poll etymology

Middle English word poll comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, and later Proto-Germanic *pullaz ((anatomy) head. Round object. Top, summit, peak.)

Detailed word origin of poll

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰew- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bōwl- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*pullaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (anatomy) head. Round object. Top, summit, peak.
*poll Old English (ang)
poll Middle English (enm) A head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which the hair (normally) grows.

Words with the same origin as poll

Descendants of *bʰew-
abaten bataille beel beem been beknien bele bemen beten bilden bill boce bocher bosten botle boton bouk boye buket buten butten embatailen polle polwygle