Where does “selle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “selle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “selle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →