Where does “Sigel” come from?

Sigel (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sigel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Sigel (Luxembourgish): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “Sigel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansigel
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin sigillum