Where does “syl” come from?
syl (Swedish) comes from Norwegian syl, from Old Norse súl, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.
syl (Swedish): an awl
Ancestry of “syl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | syl | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | súl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |