Where does “söðull” come from?

söðull (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

söðull (Icelandic): a saddle, in modern times especially a woman's...

Definitions

  1. a saddle, in modern times especially a woman's...

Ancestry of “söðull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesǫðulla saddle
2Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →