Where does “zeil” come from?
zeil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch seil, from Old Dutch segil, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.
zeil (Dutch): sail; tarpaulin, tarp
Ancestry of “zeil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | seil | sail |
| 2 | Old Dutch | segil | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | segl | sail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | seglą | sheet; sail |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siglą | — |
Words derived from “zeil”