Proto-Indo-European
*sel-
‘jump, spring’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sel-.
38 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sel-, most familiar first.
- result ← resulten ← resultare ← resilio ← salio
- sale ← sæl ← *sal ← *salą
- savage ← sauvage ← salvāticus ← silvāticus ← silva
- salmon ← samoun ← saumon ← saumon ← salmo
- insult ← insulter
- sally ← saillie ← sailli ← saillir ← salio
- salon ← salone ← sala ← sala ← *salą
- exile ← exil ← essil ← exsilium ← exsul
- silva
- salvage ← salvaje ← salvatge ← salvatge ← *salvāticus
- resilient ← resiliēns ← resiliō ← saliō ← ἅλλομαι
- salle ← sale ← *sali ← *saliz
More words from *sel-
- salient
- sill
- sylvan
- somersault
- salacious
- slink
- selva
- seel
- selly
- exult
- siwash
- consilience
- resile
- gezellig
- sylvatic
- consilient
- haltere
- resiliate
- resiliation
- salacity
- seld
- silvicolous
- silvics
- silvology
- silvatic
- sussultatory
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sel-