Where does “sicol” come from?

sicol (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sicol (Old English): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “sicol”, step by step

sicol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *sikilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
2Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
3Latinsecōto cut, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-West Germanic *sikilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*sikilusickle

Words derived from “sicol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →Every word from Latin secula →