Where does “séol” come from?

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

séol (Middle Irish): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “séol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishséolsail
2Old Englishseġlsail
3Proto-West Germanicseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “séol”

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