Proto-Germanic: *silaxa-z, *silaxēn, *silxa-z, *salxa-z
Meaning: seal
Old Norse: sel-r m. `Seehund'
Norwegian: sel
Swedish: säl
Danish: säl
Old English: seolh
English: seal
Middle Dutch: sael-, seel-hont
Middle Low German: sēl, sāle
Old High German: { selah m. }
Middle High German: sëleh st. m., sële, sël wk. m. 'seehund'
