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

Definitions

  1. sickle

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

Words derived from “sichel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →Every word from Latin secula →