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Where does “sel-” come from?

sel- (Proto-Indo-European): to calm, quiet, be favourable

Definitions

  1. to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sel-”

  • seal
  • silly
  • sealing
  • silliness
  • sealant
  • sealer
  • sealskin
  • seel
  • unseal
  • resealable
  • goldenseal
  • reseal
  • sealable
  • sele
  • sillily
  • sely
  • sealeth
  • sealest
  • unsealer
  • sealability
  • seallike
  • sealery
  • enseal
  • underseal