Where does “sealbh” come from?

sealbh (Irish) comes from Irish seilbh, from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sealbh (Irish): genitive plural of seilbh

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of seilbh

Ancestry of “sealbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseilbhoccupancy, possession; thing possessed; property,...
2Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
3Proto-Celtic*selwāpossession
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *selwā →Every word from Old Irish selb →