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Where does “shelg” come from?

shelg (Manx) comes from Old Irish selg, from Proto-Celtic selgā, from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- — to let go, send.

shelg (Manx): to hunt, chase, pursue, shoot, prowl; verbal noun...

Definitions

  1. to hunt, chase, pursue, shoot, prowl; verbal noun...

Ancestry of “shelg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishselghunt; quarry, game
2Proto-Celticselgāa hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselǵ-to let go, send

Words derived from “shelg”

  • shelgeyr
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