Where does “selur” come from?

selur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

selur (Icelandic): a seal

Definitions

  1. a seal

Ancestry of “selur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
2Proto-Germanicselhazseal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “selur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →