Where does “Sjælland” come from?

Sjælland (Danish) comes from Old Norse Selund, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

Ancestry of “Sjælland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSelund—
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “Sjælland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →