Where does “huil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “huil”, step by step

huil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seġl

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

via Old Norse segl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseglsail
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →