Where does “seyl” come from?

seyl (Middle English) comes from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

Ancestry of “seyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseġlsail
2Proto-West Germanicseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →
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