Where does “sæl” come from?
sæl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sæll, from Proto-Germanic sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
sæl (Norwegian Nynorsk): happy
Ancestry of “sæl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sæll | happy, fortunate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sēliz | happy, fortunate; kind, good |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |