Where does “sil” come from?

sil (Welsh) comes from English sill, from Middle English sille, from Old English syll, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sil (Welsh): fry of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow

Definitions

  1. fry of fish, especially salmon, trout or minnow

Ancestry of “sil”, step by step

sil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsillA horizontal slat which forms the base of a...
2Middle Englishsille—
3Old Englishsylla beam that serves as a foundation or support,...
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Old Irish síl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsílseed; cause, origin; semen
2Proto-Celticsīlomseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old English syll →