Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “segil” come from?

segil (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

Ancestry of “segil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicseglsail
2Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “segil”

  • zeildoeks
  • zeildoeken
  • zeilschip
  • omzeilen
  • zeil
  • zeilster
  • zeilen
  • zeilboot
  • Zeilen
  • zeiler
  • achterzeil
  • zeildoek
  • seil
  • seilen
  • segel
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →