Where does “selg” come from?

selg (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic selgā, from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- — to let go, send.

selg (Old Irish): hunt; quarry, game

Definitions

  1. hunt; quarry, game

Ancestry of “selg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticselgāa hunt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselǵ-to let go, send

Words derived from “selg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic selgā →