Where does “sēla” come from?

sēla (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

sēla (Old High German): soul

Definitions

  1. soul

Ancestry of “sēla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsaiwalusoul
2Proto-Germanicsaiwalōsoul, life force
3Proto-Germanicsaiwizsea, ocean
4Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “sēla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną →