soal

English

noun

Definitions

(UK) A dirty pond.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sol inherited from Old English sol (mud, mire, wet sand, wallowing-place, slough, a mire miry place, miry place) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sulą (mud, spot, mire, wallow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sūl- (thick liquid, muck).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sūl-

Gloss

thick liquid, muck

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

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Cognates and derived terms

solum Latin
sōl Latin
*sūl- Proto-Indo-European
*suliwōną Proto-Germanic
*sulwōną Proto-Germanic
*sulą Proto-Germanic
*sulōną Proto-Germanic
*sōwulą Proto-Germanic
sol Old English
solmonaþ Old English
sol Middle English