Where does “súla” come from?

súla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

súla (Icelandic): northern gannet; pillar, column

Definitions

  1. northern gannet; pillar, column

Ancestry of “súla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesúlapillar, column
2Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “súla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →