Where does “sel” come from?

sel (Yola) comes from Middle English sele, from Old English seolh, from Proto-West Germanic selh, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sel (Yola): seal animal

Definitions

  1. seal animal

Ancestry of “sel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishselehappiness, prosperity, fortune; time, duration,...
2Old Englishseolhseal
3Proto-West Germanicselhseal
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic selh →