Where does “Séil” come from?

Séil (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Séil (Luxembourgish): soul, spirit

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit

Ancestry of “Séil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansēlasoul
2Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
3Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
4Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →