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.

sikel (Middle English): A sickle tool for reaping grain

Definitions

  1. A sickle tool for reaping grain

Ancestry of “sikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsicolsickle
2Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
3Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
4Latinsecōto cut, cut off
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sikel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →Every word from Latin secula →