Where does “sille” come from?

sille (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian selle, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sille (West Frisian): shall, will; infinitive and third person plural...

Definitions

  1. shall, will; infinitive and third person plural...

Ancestry of “sille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianselle
2Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sulīEvery word from Old Frisian selle