sawdl

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh saudel, from Proto-Brythonic [Term?], from Proto-Celtic *stātlā[1] or *stādlā (heel), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tleh₂ or *stéh₂dʰleh₂ (that which is used for standing) respectively, from the root *steh₂- (to stand) +‎ *-tleh₂/*-dʰleh₂ (instrument noun suffix). Cognate with Cornish seudhel, Middle Breton seuzl, Irish sáil, Scottish Gaelic sàil and Manx saayl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sawdl m or f (plural sodlau, not mutable)

  1. (anatomy) heel

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*stātlā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354