Where does “segle” come from?

segle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

segle (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of seile

Definitions

  1. alternative form of seile

Ancestry of “segle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesiglato sail
2Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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