Where does “sillock” come from?

sillock (English) comes from English sill, from Middle English sille, from Old English syll, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sillock (English): A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a...

Definitions

  1. A pollock or a coalfish, sometimes especially a...

Ancestry of “sillock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsillA horizontal slat which forms the base of a...
2Middle Englishsille
3Old Englishsylla beam that serves as a foundation or support,...
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-
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