Where does “seil” come from?

seil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sejl, from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

seil (Norwegian Bokmål): a sail; imperative of seile

Definitions

  1. a sail; imperative of seile

Ancestry of “seil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsejlsail; imperative of sejle
2Old Norseseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “seil”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Old Norse segl →