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Where does “sēgel” come from?

sēgel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sigil, 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.

Ancestry of “sēgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsigil—
2Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
3Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “sēgel”

  • postzegel
  • zegel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →