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Where does “sól” come from?

sól (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

sól (Icelandic): the sun; sun

Definitions

  1. the sun; sun

Ancestry of “sól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesólsun
2Proto-Germanic*sōl—

Words derived from “sól”

  • forsæla
  • sólarupprás
  • sólber
  • sólúr
  • sólskin
  • sóley
  • sólarhringur
  • sólgleraugu
  • sólarljós
  • sólbað
  • sólarlag
  • draumsóley
  • sólmyrkvi
  • brekkusóley
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