Where does “seòl” come from?

seòl (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish séol, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

seòl (Scottish Gaelic): sail, cruise; aim, direct, guide, instruct,...

Definitions

  1. sail, cruise; aim, direct, guide, instruct,...

Ancestry of “seòl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishséolsail
2Old Englishseġlsail
3Proto-West Germanicseglsail
4Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
5Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “seòl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic segl →