Where does “selle” come from?
selle (Middle English) comes from Middle English selly, from Old English sellīċ, from Proto-Germanic seldalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
selle (Middle English): Alternative form of selly
Definitions
- Alternative form of selly
Ancestry of “selle”, step by step
selle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English selly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | selly | weird, unusual, odd, bizarre; strange,... |
| 2 | Old English | sellīċ | strange, fantastic, marvellous, extraordinary |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seldalīkaz | Unusual, uncommon; strange; Extraordinary;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -līkaz | -like, -ly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |