Etymology Explorer › Norman

Where does “sîlyi” come from?

sîlyi (Norman) comes from Old French silier, from Gaulish seljô.

sîlyi (Norman): to furrow

Definitions

  1. to furrow

Ancestry of “sîlyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsilierto plough
2Gaulishseljô—
Every word from Gaulish seljô →