Etymograph

English

rainpool

From rain + pool.

A compound of rain + pool

Proto-Germanic *regną ‘rain’

Proto-West Germanic *regn ‘rain’

Old English reġn ‘rain’

Middle English reyn

English rain

Proto-Germanic *pōlaz ‘pool’

Proto-West Germanic *pōl

Old English pōl ‘pool’

Middle English pool

English pool

Today it means

noun A pool of fallen rain; a puddle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rainpool”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / rainpool