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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *sulxi-z
Meaning: plough
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Old English: sulh (suluh, sul), -e/-es, dat. sylg (sylh, syl), pl. sylh (syll) f. (/m. ?) `plough; the quantity of land which could be cultivated with one plough; sunk road (?), gully (?)'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *selke-
Meaning: to drag (plough ?); furrow
Tokharian: B sälk- `pull, draw out (away), tear (out)' (Adams 689)
Armenian: heɫg (a-St.) `tarduus, träge' (Fraenkel: 'langsam tragen')
Old Greek: hélkō, ft. helkḗsō, hélksō, aor. helkē̂sai̯, helkǘsai̯, ps. helkēthē̂nai̯, helküsthē̂nai̯ `ziehen, schleppen', helke-, helkesi- in Komp.; holkó-s `Zug; das Geschleppte, etc.'; hélksi-s f.`deas Ziehen'; helkēthmó-s `das Fortschleppen, Fortschleifen', hélkēma n. `das Fortgeschleppete, die Beute', adv. helkēdón `ziehend, schleppend'; helküstḗr `Zieher; Instrument zum Ausziehen', hélküstro-n n. `Gerät zum Ziehen'
Germanic: *sulx-i- c.
Latin: sulcus, -ī m. `Furche', sulcāre `pflügen'
Albanian: helḱ, heḱ `ziehen, anziehen'
Russ. meaning: тянуть (плуг?); борозда
References: WP II 507 f
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1678
Root: selk-
English meaning: to drag; plough
German meaning: `ziehen'
General comments: vielleicht mit u̯elk- zu eines ursprüngl. Wz. su̯elk- zu vereinigen, s. zuletzt Specht KZ 66, 25 f.
Derivatives: solko-s `Zug'
Material: Arm. heɫg `langsam, träge' (vgl. zur Bed. zögern : ziehen, ducere tempus); gr. ἕλκω `ziehe', ὁλκή f., ὁλκός m. `Zug; das Geschleppte usw.' = lat. sulcus `Furche', sulcō, -āre `pflügen', tiefstufig ags. sulh `Furche, Pflug', alb. helq, heq `ziehe, reiße ab' (*solkei̯ō);

    ahd. selah, ags. seolh, anord. selr `Seehund, Robbe' als `sich mühsam schleppend'?

    toch. В sälk- `herausziehen, vorführen'.

References: WP. II 507 f., WH. II 627, Frisk 77.
Pages: 901
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