Where does “Sichel” come from?

Sichel (German) comes from Middle High German sichel, from Old High German sihhila, from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Sichel (German): sickle; crescent

Definitions

  1. sickle; crescent

Ancestry of “Sichel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansichel—
2Old High Germansihhilasickle
3Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
4Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
5Latinsecōto cut, cut off
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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