Where does “syl” come from?

syl (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse súl, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

Ancestry of “syl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesúl—
2Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “syl”

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