Where does “siæl” come from?

siæl (Old Danish) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “siæl”, step by step

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

Words derived from “siæl”

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