Where does “sikel” come from?
sikel (Middle English) comes from Old English sicol, from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “sikel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sicol | sickle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sikilu | — |
| 3 | Latin | secula | a sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;... |
| 4 | Latin | secō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “sikel”