Where does “ull” come from?
ull (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ull, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
ull (Icelandic): wool; The act of sticking one's tongue out
Definitions
- wool; The act of sticking one's tongue out
Ancestry of “ull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ull | wool |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |