Where does “zule” come from?

zule (English) comes from Dutch zuil, from Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

zule (English): One of the three stylized pillars (often considered chess rooks) in the canting arms of Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein

Definitions

  1. One of the three stylized pillars (often considered chess rooks) in the canting arms of Frederick Nassau de Zuylestein

Ancestry of “zule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuilpillar, support; pillar, institutional...
2Middle Dutchsuul—
3Old Dutchsūlpillar
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →