Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “singler” come from?

singler (Old French) comes from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

singler (Old French): to sail

Definitions

  1. to sail

Ancestry of “singler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseglsail
2Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “singler”

  • cingle
  • cinglage
  • cingler
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →