Where does “seilbh” come from?

seilbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish selb, from Proto-Celtic *selwā, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

seilbh (Scottish Gaelic): property, possession

Definitions

  1. property, possession

Ancestry of “seilbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishselbproperty, appurtenance, domain, possessions; a...
2Proto-Celtic*selwāpossession
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *selwā →Every word from Old Irish selb →