Where does “sælan” come from?

sælan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sailijan, from Proto-Germanic sailijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sælan (Old English): to bind (with rope), restrain

Definitions

  1. to bind (with rope), restrain

Ancestry of “sælan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsailijanto bind (with rope)
2Proto-Germanicsailijanąto bind
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →