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-.
issyl (Danish): ice pick
Ancestry of “issyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | syl | awl |
| 2 | Norwegian | syl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | súl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |