Where does “seil” come from?

seil (Scots) comes from Middle English sele, from Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic selh, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

seil (Scots): Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune

Definitions

  1. Happiness, bliss, prosperity, good fortune

Ancestry of “seil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishselehappiness, prosperity, fortune; time, duration,...
2Old Englishseolhseal
3Proto-West Germanicselhseal
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic selh →
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