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Where does “sól” come from?

sól (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

sól (Old Norse): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “sól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sōl—

Words derived from “sól”

  • solsystem
  • medsols
  • motsols
  • solur
  • solnedgång
  • solvind
  • solförmörkelse
  • solglasögon
  • sol
  • solros
  • soluppgång
  • solcelle
  • solbrille
  • solbrent
  • solbrenthet
  • midnattssol
  • solenergi
  • solur
  • solvarme
  • sola
  • solrik
  • solsystem
  • solbrun
  • solskjerm
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