Where does “seel” come from?

seel (English) comes from Middle English sele, from Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic selh, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

seel (English): Good; fortunate; opportune; happy; Good fortune;...

Definitions

  1. Good; fortunate; opportune; happy; Good fortune;...

Ancestry of “seel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishselehappiness, prosperity, fortune; time, duration,...
2Old Englishseolhseal
3Proto-West Germanicselhseal
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “seel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic selh →
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