Where does “seol” come from?
seol (Irish) comes from Middle Irish seólaid, from Middle Irish séol, from Old Irish séol, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.
seol (Irish): sail; covering, canopy; drift, trend; course,...
Definitions
- sail; covering, canopy; drift, trend; course,...
Ancestry of “seol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | seólaid | — |
| 2 | Middle Irish | séol | sail |
| 3 | Old Irish | séol | sail |
| 4 | Old English | seġl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | segl | sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | seglą | sheet; sail |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | siglą | — |
Words derived from “seol”