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

  1. plough; furrow, gully; a measure of land

Ancestry of “sul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsulhplough; plough, ploughland; furrow; gully
2Proto-Germanicsulhsplough; that which is ploughed or furrowed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulhs →Every word from Old English sulh →