Where does “segl” come from?
segl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish segl, from Middle Low German segel, from Proto-West Germanic *sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
segl (Norwegian Bokmål): a seal; a sail
Definitions
- a seal; a sail
Ancestry of “segl”, step by step
segl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish segl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | segl | sickle; seal |
| 2 | Middle Low German | segel | sail |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sigil | seal |
| 4 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |