Where does “sul” come from?
sul (Old English) comes from Old English sulh, from Proto-Germanic sulhs, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.
sul (Old English): plough; furrow, gully; a measure of land
Definitions
- plough; furrow, gully; a measure of land
Ancestry of “sul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sulh | plough; plough, ploughland; furrow; gully |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sulhs | plough; that which is ploughed or furrowed;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selk- | to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw |