Where does “syl” come from?

syl (Danish) comes 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.

syl (Danish): awl

Definitions

Ancestry of “syl”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian	syl	—
2	Old Norse	súl	—
3	Proto-Germanic	sūliz	beam, post; column, pillar
4	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsewl-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱsew-	to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “syl”

issyl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →