Where does “sǣle” come from?

sǣle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sǣle (Old English): good, fortunate, happy

Definitions

  1. good, fortunate, happy

Ancestry of “sǣle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēlizhappy, fortunate; kind, good
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēliz →