Where does “marksúla” come from?

marksúla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic súla, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

marksúla (Icelandic): goalpost

Definitions

  1. goalpost

Ancestry of “marksúla”, step by step

marksúla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →
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