Where does “syle” come from?

syle (Middle English) comes from Old English sȳl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

Ancestry of “syle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsȳlcolumn, pillar, support
2Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “syle”

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