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Where does “segl” come from?

segl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

segl (Proto-West Germanic): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “segl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
2Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “segl”

  • sail
  • sailing
  • mainsail
  • sailboat
  • foresail
  • staysail
  • sailcloth
  • sailmaker
  • sailfish
  • spritsail
  • headsail
  • outsail
  • sailcraft
  • skysail
  • squaresail
  • lugsail
  • sailplane
  • saileth
  • sailless
  • parasail
  • forestaysail
  • sailfin
  • windsail
  • sailboard
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