Where does “Sólon” come from?

Sólon (Portuguese) comes from Latin Solōn, from Proto-Germanic sulōną, from Proto-Indo-European sūl- — thick liquid, muck.

Ancestry of “Sólon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSolōnSolon (legislator of Athens)
2Proto-Germanicsulōnąto soil
3Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulōną →Every word from Latin Solōn →