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Where does “sóli” come from?

sóli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sóli, from Middle Low German sole, from Latin sola, from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

sóli (Icelandic): a sole of a shoe

Definitions

  1. a sole of a shoe

Ancestry of “sóli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesóli—
2Middle Low Germansole—
3Latinsolanominative plural of solum; accusative plural of...
4Latinsolusalone, sole, only, by oneself with no others...
5Latinswolos—
6Proto-Italicswelos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “sóli”

  • skósóli
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