Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “seglare” come from?

seglare (Swedish) comes from Swedish segla, from Old Swedish sighla, from Old Norse sigla, from Proto-Germanic siglijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

seglare (Swedish): a sailor, one who sails

Definitions

  1. a sailor, one who sails

Ancestry of “seglare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishseglato sail, to navigate
2Old Swedishsighlato sail
3Old Norsesiglato sail
4Proto-Germanicsiglijanąto sail
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “seglare”

  • tornseglare
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