Where does “seolaí” come from?

seolaí (Irish) comes from Irish seol, 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.

seolaí (Irish): addressee

Definitions

  1. addressee

Ancestry of “seolaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseolsail; covering, canopy; drift, trend; course,...
2Middle Irishseólaidto sail
3Middle Irishséolsail
4Old Irishséolsail
5Old Englishseġlsail
6Proto-West Germanicseglsail
7Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
8Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →