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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic selh →
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