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.

sēgel (Middle Dutch): seal (stamp)

Definitions

  1. seal (stamp)

Ancestry of “sēgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsigil—
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

Words derived from “sēgel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -lus →Every word from Latin sigillum →