Where does “sikle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sikle”, step by step

sikle 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 “sikle”

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