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
- a sail; imperative of seile
Ancestry of “seil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | sejl | sail; imperative of sejle |
| 2 | Old Norse | segl | sail |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seglą | sheet; sail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siglą | — |
Words derived from “seil”