Where does “seil” come from?

seil (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

Ancestry of “seil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicseglsail
2Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “seil”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →
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