Where does “asyl” come from?

asyl (Danish) comes from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

asyl (Danish): asylum, refuge, sanctuary; orphanage, crèche

Definitions

  1. asylum, refuge, sanctuary; orphanage, crèche

Ancestry of “asyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄσυλονsanctuary
2Ancient Greekἄσυλοςsafe from violence, inviolate
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “asyl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →