Where does “issyl” come from?

issyl (Danish) comes from Danish syl, from Norwegian syl, from Old Norse súl, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

issyl (Danish): ice pick

Definitions

  1. ice pick

Ancestry of “issyl”, step by step

issyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsylawl
2Norwegiansyl—
3Old Norsesúl—
4Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Danish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishisice; ice, ice cream
2Old Norseíssice
3Proto-Germanicīsąice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →
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