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Where does “seolh” come from?

seolh (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic selh, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

seolh (Old English): seal

Definitions

  1. seal

Ancestry of “seolh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicselhseal
2Proto-Germanicselhazseal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “seolh”

  • seal
  • sealing
  • sealant
  • sealer
  • sealskin
  • seel
  • unseal
  • resealable
  • goldenseal
  • reseal
  • sealable
  • sele
  • selkie
  • sealeth
  • sealest
  • unsealer
  • sealability
  • seallike
  • sealery
  • enseal
  • underseal
  • gigaseal
  • overseal
  • sealskinned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →