English
seel
Seel comes from Old English sǣl ‘time, occasion, a fit time, season, opportunity’, from Proto-Germanic *sēliz ‘luck, joy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‘jump, spring’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sel-‘jump, spring’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sēliz‘luck, joy’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sālireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sǣl‘time, occasion, a fit time, season, opportunity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sele
- Englishtodayseel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sel-‘jump, spring’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sēliz‘luck, joy’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sālireconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sǣl‘time, occasion, a fit time, season, opportunity’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sele
- Englishtodayseel
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‘jump, spring’
result, savage, salmon, insult, sally, salon, exile, silva, salvage, resilient, salle, salient, sill, sylvan, somersault, salacious, slink, selva, selly, 18 more
through Proto-West Germanic *sāli
through Old English sǣl ‘time, occasion, a fit time, season, opportunity’
Another origin of seel
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱel-‘to cover’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱelyomreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*keljomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcilium‘eyelid, eyelash’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400siller
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500silen
- Englishtodayseel
Today it means
noun Good fortune; happiness; bliss.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sel- / seel