Where does “sìol” come from?

sìol (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish síl, from Proto-Celtic sīlom, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sìol (Scottish Gaelic): seed; brood, descendants, progeny; lineage,...

Definitions

  1. seed; brood, descendants, progeny; lineage,...

Ancestry of “sìol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsílseed; cause, origin; semen
2Proto-Celticsīlomseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sìol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sīlom →Every word from Old Irish síl →