Where does “solsprej” come from?

solsprej (Swedish) comes from Swedish söl, from Old Swedish sōl, from Old Norse sól, from Proto-Germanic *sōl.

Ancestry of “solsprej”, step by step

solsprej traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish söl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsöllingering, sluttery, gluttony
2Old Swedishsōlsun
3Old Norsesólsun
4Proto-Germanic*sōl

via Swedish sprej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprej
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sōlEvery word from Old Norse sólEvery word from Old Swedish sōl
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