Where does “Sellingen” come from?

Sellingen (Dutch) comes from Old Frisian selle, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Ancestry of “Sellingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianselle—
2Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old Frisian selle →