Where does “sæll” come from?

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

sæll (Icelandic): hi, hello

Definitions

  1. hi, hello

Ancestry of “sæll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sæll”

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