Where does “séolaid” come from?

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

séolaid (Middle Irish): sails, steers; launches, casts; sends,...

Definitions

  1. sails, steers; launches, casts; sends,...

Ancestry of “séolaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishséolsail
2Old Irishséolsail
3Old Englishseġlsail
4Proto-West Germanicseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →