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Where does “seall” come from?

seall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish sellaid, from Proto-Celtic sil-n- — to look.

seall (Scottish Gaelic): look; see; show

Definitions

  1. look; see; show

Ancestry of “seall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsellaid—
2Proto-Celticsil-n-to look

Words derived from “seall”

  • dà-sheallach
  • trì-sheallach
  • ath-sheall
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