Proto-Indo-European
*selk-
‘to pull, draw’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *selk-.
9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *selk-, most familiar first.
- seal ← sel ← seolh ← *selh ← *selhaz
- sulk ← sulcus
- sulcus
- sull ← sulh ← *sulh ← *sulhs
- sulcate ← sulcātus ← sulcō ← sulcus
- holcad ← holcas ← ὁλκάς ← ἕλκω
- sullow ← solow ← sulh ← *sulh ← *sulhs
- sulciform ← sulcus
- sulung ← sulh ← *sulh ← *sulhs
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *selk-