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Where does “syll” come from?

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

syll (Old English): a beam that serves as a foundation or support,...

Definitions

  1. a beam that serves as a foundation or support,...

Ancestry of “syll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “syll”

  • cell
  • sill
  • windowsill
  • celled
  • cellmate
  • supercell
  • cellblock
  • photocell
  • doorsill
  • multicelled
  • macrocell
  • multicell
  • microcell
  • celling
  • protocell
  • subcell
  • intercell
  • geocell
  • picocell
  • celly
  • cellie
  • intracell
  • noncell
  • cellbound
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