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
Ancestry of “sil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sill | A horizontal slat which forms the base of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sille | — |
| 3 | Old English | syll | a beam that serves as a foundation or support,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sulī | balk, bar, threshold, sill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |