Where does “sule” come from?
sule (Danish) comes from Icelandic súla, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
sule (Danish): column
Definitions
- column
Ancestry of “sule”, step by step
sule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic súla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | súla | northern gannet; pillar, column |
| 2 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Faroese súla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | súla | northern gannet |