Where does “Siegel” come from?

Siegel (German) comes from Middle Low German segel, from Proto-West Germanic *sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Siegel (German): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “Siegel”, step by step

Siegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German segel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansegelsail
2Proto-West Germanic*sigilseal
3Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Middle High German sigel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansigel—

Words derived from “Siegel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →