Pool
/puːl/noun
A small body of still water; also a shared supply or collective fund.
Did you know?The English word pool comes from a Germanic root meaning a small pool or puddle, and its modern “shared resources” sense grew much later through games and betting tables, not ancient magic.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*pōlaz
“a pool, pond, or small body of still water”
Old English
OE
pōl
“a pool, pond, or small stretch of standing water”
Middle English
ME
pol / pool
“a pool of water; later, a supply or stock of things”
16th Century
English
pool
“a shared fund or collection, especially of money or stakes”
Modern English
English
pool
“a still body of water or a collective supply”