Where does “sáil” come from?

sáil (Irish) comes from Old Irish sál, from Proto-Celtic stātlā, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sáil (Irish): heel; heel of a club; heeltap

Definitions

  1. heel; heel of a club; heeltap

Ancestry of “sáil”, step by step

sáil traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish sál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsálsalt water, brine, seawater; sea, ocean; heel
2Proto-Celticstātlāheel
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old Irish sádaile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsádaileease, comfort, repose; comfort, ease
2Old Irishsádail—

via Old Irish sail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsailwillow any of various trees or shrubs in the genus

Words derived from “sáil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic stātlā →Every word from Old Irish sál →