Where does “säulenähnlich” come from?

säulenähnlich (German) comes from German Säule, from German sūl, from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

säulenähnlich (German): pillar-like

Definitions

  1. pillar-like

Ancestry of “säulenähnlich”, step by step

säulenähnlich traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäulecolumn, pillar
2Germansūl—
3Old High Germansūlstyle, pole
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via German ähnlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanähnlichsimilar; similarly, in a similar way
2Middle High Germananelich—

via German N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNAbbreviation of Nord; north
2GermanNordthe north; a wind coming from the north
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →