Where does “selch” come from?

selch (Scots) comes 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.

selch (Scots): grey seal; common seal

Definitions

  1. grey seal; common seal

Ancestry of “selch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseolhseal
2Proto-West Germanicselhseal
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “selch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic selh →