Where does “säl” come from?

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

säl (Swedish): a seal

Definitions

  1. a seal

Ancestry of “säl”, step by step

säl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse selr

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

via Old Norse salr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesalrroom, hall
2Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
3Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “säl”

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