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Where does “selb” come from?

selb (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

selb (Old Irish): property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...

Definitions

  1. property, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...

Ancestry of “selb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*selwā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “selb”

  • buanseilbh
  • sealbhach
  • seilbh
  • aonseilbh
  • sealbh
  • sealbh
  • mì-shealbh
  • mì-shealbhach
  • sealbhach
  • seilbh
  • selbach
  • co-hellooderagh
  • shellooder
  • co-hellooderys
  • co-hellooder
  • shelloo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →