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Where does “sihhila” come from?

sihhila (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *sikilu, from Latin secula, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sihhila (Old High German): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “sihhila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sikilu—
2Latinseculaa sickle; nominative plural of sēculum;...
3Latinsecō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sihhila”

  • Mondsichel
  • Sichel
  • sichelförmig
  • sichel
  • Séchel
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