Etymology Explorer › Norwegian

Where does “sul” come from?

sul (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse sufl, from Latin sufflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

sul (Norwegian): milk porridge. milk with or bread; fat or hearty...

Definitions

  1. milk porridge. milk with or bread; fat or hearty...

Ancestry of “sul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesufl—
2Latinsufflō—
3Latinflō—
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →