Where does “sæll” come from?

sæll (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sēliz, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sæll (Old Norse): happy, fortunate

Definitions

  1. happy, fortunate

Ancestry of “sæll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēlizhappy, fortunate; kind, good
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sæll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēliz →