Where does “sole” come from?
sole (Middle Low German) comes from Latin sola, from Latin solus, from Latin swolos, from Proto-Italic swelos, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Ancestry of “sole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sola | nominative plural of solum; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | solus | alone, sole, only, by oneself with no others... |
| 3 | Latin | swolos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | swelos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |