Where does “Séchel” come from?
Séchel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sichel, from Old High German sihhila, from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Séchel (Luxembourgish): sickle
Ancestry of “Séchel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sichel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sihhila | sickle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sikilu | — |
| 4 | Latin | secula | a sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;... |
| 5 | Latin | secō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |