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Where does “Saul” come from?

Saul (German) comes from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.

Ancestry of “Saul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansūlstyle, pole
2Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—

Words derived from “Saul”

  • Litfaßsäule
  • Wassersäule
  • Wirbelsäule
  • säulenförmig
  • Zapfsäule
  • Säule
  • virvelsøyle
  • søyle
  • virvelsøyle
  • søylediagram
  • søyle
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