Where does “sichel” come from?

sichel (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin sicilis, from Latin sica, from Proto-Albanian tsikā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

sichel (Middle Dutch): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “sichel”, step by step

sichel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sicilis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsicilisan instrument for cutting; sword, sickle
2Latinsicaa poniard, a curved dagger; the edge of a boar's...
3Proto-Albaniantsikāknife, weapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Latin secula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
2Latinsecōto cut, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sichel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsikā →Every word from Latin sica →