Where does “ól” come from?

ól (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ál, from Proto-Germanic anhulō, from Proto-Indo-European ankul-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- — curve, bend.

ól (Icelandic): leather belt or strap; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. leather belt or strap; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “ól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseál—
2Proto-Germanicanhulōstrap, band, thong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanankul-belt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enk-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ankul- →Every word from Proto-Germanic anhulō →