Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. · The concept of a sail or sails, as if a substance. · The power harnessed by a sail or sails, or the use of this power for travel or transport. · A trip in a boat, especially a sailboat.
From Middle English saile, sayle, seil, seyl, from Old English seġl, from Proto-West Germanic *segl, from Proto-Germanic *seglą. Cognate with West Frisian seil, Low German Segel, Dutch zeil, German Segel, Danish sejl, Swedish segel.
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