Where does “svill” come from?
svill (Middle Norwegian) comes from Old Norse syll, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
Ancestry of “svill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | syll | sill |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sulī | balk, bar, threshold, sill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |
Words derived from “svill”