Where does “sælbestand” come from?
sælbestand (Danish) comes from Danish sæl, from Norwegian Nynorsk sel, from Middle Low German sel, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sælbestand (Danish): seal population
Definitions
- seal population
Ancestry of “sælbestand”, step by step
sælbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sæl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sæl | seal |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sel | a seal, pinniped; a seter cottage, with sleeping... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sel | soul |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sēola | soul |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |