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Where does “sāl” come from?

sāl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sailą, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

sāl (Old English): a rope, cord, line, bond, rein, door-hinge,...

Definitions

  1. a rope, cord, line, bond, rein, door-hinge,...

Ancestry of “sāl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsailąrope; cord
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂éy-ōl ~ sh₂i-l-és—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “sāl”

  • sole
  • soles
  • insole
  • outsole
  • midsole
  • soleless
  • resole
  • soleplate
  • bootsole
  • undersole
  • solebar
  • soleship
  • Marysole
  • ソール
  • soole
  • sole
  • סול
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