Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "dusky, sallow" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturessalo(Old High German) sǫlr(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsSölvi(Icelandic) Sǫlvi(Old Norse) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 425. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 316.