Where does “legsel” come from?

legsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

legsel (Dutch): The eggs that have been laid by an animal, taken together

Definitions

  1. The eggs that have been laid by an animal, taken together

Ancestry of “legsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-sel-age, -ion
2Middle Dutch-sel—
3Old Dutch-isli—
4Proto-West Germanic-islīUsed to form nouns from verbs denoting something...
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Dutch -sel →