Where does “segel” come from?

segel (Swedish) comes from Old Norse segl, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.

segel (Swedish): sail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat

Definitions

  1. sail; a piece of fabric attached to a boat

Ancestry of “segel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseglsail
2Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
3Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “segel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic siglą →Every word from Proto-Germanic seglą →Every word from Old Norse segl →