Where does “broddsúla” come from?

broddsúla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic broddur, from Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

broddsúla (Icelandic): obelisk

Definitions

  1. obelisk

Ancestry of “broddsúla”, step by step

broddsúla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic broddur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbroddurpoint, spike; spike, sting; colostrum
2Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
3Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
4Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Icelandic súla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsúlanorthern gannet; pillar, column
2Old Norsesúlapillar, column
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →