Where does “sel” come from?
sel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
sel (Old English): room, great hall, house, castle; good, noble
Definitions
- room, great hall, house, castle; good, noble
Ancestry of “sel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |