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Where does “sola” come from?

sola (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sole, from Norwegian Bokmål sol, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

sola (Norwegian Bokmål): definite feminine singular of sol; simple past of...

Definitions

  1. definite feminine singular of sol; simple past of...

Ancestry of “sola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsoleto sunbathe, sun oneself, bask
2Norwegian Bokmålsolsun; solution; imperative of sole
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl—
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