Where does “Sjælland” come from?

Sjælland (Slovak) comes from Danish Sjælland, from Old Norse Selund, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

Sjælland (Slovak): Zealand

Definitions

  1. Zealand

Ancestry of “Sjælland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishSjælland—
2Old NorseSelund—
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →