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

Definitions

  1. happy

Ancestry of “sæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesællhappy, fortunate
2Proto-Germanicsēlizhappy, fortunate; kind, good
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sæl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēliz →Every word from Old Norse sæll →