Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “séol” come from?

séol (Old Irish) comes from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

séol (Old Irish): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “séol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseġl—
2Proto-West Germanicseglsail
3Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “séol”

  • fótaisheoltacht
  • seoltacht
  • seolmhéadracht
  • fótaisheolaí
  • leathsheoltóir
  • seol
  • seoltóir
  • seòladair
  • prìomh-sheòl
  • mì-sheòl
  • seòl
  • iom-sheòl
  • séolaid
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