Where does “sel” come from?

sel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German sel, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a seal, pinniped; a seter cottage, with sleeping...

Definitions

  1. a seal, pinniped; a seter cottage, with sleeping...

Ancestry of “sel”, step by step

sel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanselsoul
2Old Saxonsēolasoul
3Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
4Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
5Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
6Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
8Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Old Norse sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseselshed on a mountain pasture; indefinite accusative...
2Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
3Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
4Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “sel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →