Where does “sálufélagi” come from?
sálufélagi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sál, from Old Norse sál, from Old English sāwol, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sálufélagi (Icelandic): kindred soul, kindred spirit, soulmate
Definitions
- kindred soul, kindred spirit, soulmate
Ancestry of “sálufélagi”, step by step
sálufélagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sál | a soul; a skin bag |
| 2 | Old Norse | sál | soul |
| 3 | Old English | sāwol | soul, life, spirit, being |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Icelandic félagi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | félagi | fellow, companion, comrade; partner; member |
| 2 | Old Norse | félagi | one with whom one has joined one's property;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | félag | fellowship, partnership |
| 4 | Old Norse | fé | cattle; livestock; property, money |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |