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Where does “Sailboot” come from?

Sailboot (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Sail, from Old Frisian seil, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

Sailboot (Saterland Frisian): sailboat

Definitions

  1. sailboat

Ancestry of “Sailboot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianSailsail
2Old Frisianseil—
3Proto-West Germanicseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →