Etymograph

English

Seyller

Seyller comes from German Seiler ‘ropemaker’, from Seil ‘rope, line, cord’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- ‘to bind, fetter’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ey-‘to bind, fetter’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂éy-ōl ~ *sh₂i-l-ésreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sailą‘rope’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sail‘rope, cord’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050seil
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentSeil‘rope, line, cord’
  8. German, derivedc. 1650–presentSeiler‘ropemaker’
  9. EnglishtodaySeyller

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂ey-‘to bind, fetter’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂éy-ōl ~ *sh₂i-l-ésreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sailą‘rope’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sail‘rope, cord’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050seil
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentSeil‘rope, line, cord’
  8. German, derivedc. 1650–presentSeiler‘ropemaker’
  9. EnglishtodaySeyller

The story

Americanized form of German Seiler.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- ‘to bind, fetter’

secular, soy, seta, 7 more

through Proto-West Germanic *sail ‘rope, cord’

sole, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- / Seyller

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