Where does “seelenvoll” come from?
seelenvoll (German) comes from German seele, from Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
seelenvoll (German): soulful
Definitions
- soulful
Ancestry of “seelenvoll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seele | soul |
| 2 | Middle High German | sēle | soul |
| 3 | Old High German | sēla | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |