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Where does “syll” come from?

syll (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

syll (Old Norse): sill

Definitions

  1. sill

Ancestry of “syll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “syll”

  • svill
  • kølsvin
  • svill
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