Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "pool" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturespol(Anglo-Saxon) pfuol(Old High German) pol(Old Saxon) Surname DescendantsPoole(English) Pohl(Low German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 398. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 292.