Where does “sóley” come from?

sóley (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ey, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

sóley (Icelandic): any of various plants in the genus "Ranunculus",...

Definitions

  1. any of various plants in the genus "Ranunculus",...

Ancestry of “sóley”, step by step

sóley traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceyisland
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Icelandic sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsólthe sun; sun
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—

Words derived from “sóley”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →