Where does “sichel” come from?

sichel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sihhila, from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sichel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sichel”

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