Where does “sealg” come from?

sealg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish selg, from Proto-Celtic selgā, from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- — to let go, send.

sealg (Scottish Gaelic): hunt, chase

Definitions

  1. hunt, chase

Ancestry of “sealg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishselghunt; quarry, game
2Proto-Celticselgāa hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselǵ-to let go, send

Words derived from “sealg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic selgā →Every word from Old Irish selg →
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