Where does “selkie” come from?

selkie (Scots) comes from Scots -ie, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

selkie (Scots): Diminutive of selch; seal; grey seal, common seal

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of selch; seal; grey seal, common seal

Ancestry of “selkie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scots-ie-y
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “selkie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Old English -iġ →Every word from Middle English -y →