Where does “súla” come from?
súla (Faroese) comes from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.
súla (Faroese): northern gannet
Ancestry of “súla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |
Words derived from “súla”