Where does “råseil” come from?

råseil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rå, from Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

råseil (Norwegian Bokmål): a square sail

Definitions

  1. a square sail

Ancestry of “råseil”, step by step

råseil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålråraw; a yard
2Old Norserádeer; sail-yard; corner, angle
3Proto-Norseᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾroe deer
4Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Norwegian Bokmål seil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålseila sail; imperative of seile
2Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
3Old Norseseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →