Where does “sæla” come from?

sæla (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sæll, from Old Norse sæll, from Proto-Germanic sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sæla (Icelandic): happiness, bliss

Definitions

  1. happiness, bliss

Ancestry of “sæla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsællhi, hello
2Old Norsesællhappy, fortunate
3Proto-Germanicsēlizhappy, fortunate; kind, good
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sæla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēliz →Every word from Old Norse sæll →
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