Where does “sule” come from?
sule (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman soyl, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
sule (Middle English): ground, earth
Ancestry of “sule”, step by step
sule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman soyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | soyl | bottom, ground, pavement |
| 2 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Old English sol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | sol | sun; the Sun; mud, wet sand, mire |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sōwulō | sun; the Sun; name of the S-rune |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |