Where does “sëgel” come from?

sëgel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German segal, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

Ancestry of “sëgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansegalsail
2Proto-West Germanicseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “sëgel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →