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Where does “selr” come from?

selr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

selr (Old Norse): seal; second-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. seal; second-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “selr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicselhazseal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “selr”

  • Zealand
  • Zealander
  • Zealandia
  • Zealandic
  • Zealandian
  • シェラン
  • själisk
  • säl
  • själ
  • sel
  • grønlandssel
  • sel
  • ringsel
  • Sjælland
  • babysæl
  • sæl
  • Selund
  • Sjælland
  • skjahl
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