Where does “sil” come from?

sil (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English sill, from Middle English sille, from Old English syll, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sil (Serbo-Croatian): sill

Definitions

  1. sill

Ancestry of “sil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsillA horizontal slat which forms the base of a...
2Middle Englishsille—
3Old Englishsylla beam that serves as a foundation or support,...
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old English syll →
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