The English Word Pole Comes From What Language?

The English word "pole" comes from Old English (the language spoken in England from roughly 450 to 1150 AD). In Old English, the word was "pōl," which itself likely came from a Proto-Germanic word meaning "pillar" or "post."

It's interesting to note that the word "pole" has a related meaning in other languages, for example, the word "pol" in Polish means "field." This highlights how words can evolve and diverge over time, even within related language families.