Where does “öronsäl” come from?

öronsäl (Swedish) comes from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

öronsäl (Swedish): eared seal, any species in the Otariidae family of seals

Definitions

  1. eared seal, any species in the Otariidae family of seals

Ancestry of “öronsäl”, step by step

öronsäl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäla seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Swedish oron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →