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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sekʷl-o-
Meaning: sail, armour
Old Greek: hóplo-n `Gerät (e), Werkzeug, Schiffsgeräte (bes. Takelwerk), (schwere) Waffe(n)'
Germanic: *sigl-á- n., m.
Celtic: OIr seche, seiche `Haut, Fell', Ir sēol `Tuch, Segel', Cymr hwyl 'Segel'
Russ. meaning: парус, доспехи
References: WP II 474 f (different in Pok.)
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *siglá-n, -z
Meaning: sail
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: segl n. `Segel'
Norwegian: segl
Swedish: segel
Danish: sejl
Old English: seg(e)l m., n. `Segel', segal, segela `Vorhang'
English: sail
Old Saxon: segal
Middle Dutch: seil, seel , sēghel
Dutch: zeil n.
Middle Low German: sēgel
Old High German: segal (8.Jh.) {m.} `Segel'
Middle High German: sëgel, sigel st. m. 'Segel; Vorhang'
German: Segel n.
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