| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Siele. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Siele, feminine, ‘brace, strap,’ from the equivalent Middle High German sile, Old High German silo; the latter is allied to the root sī̆, ‘to bind,’ in Seil; on the Middle High German variant sil are based Modern High German Sill, neuter, and Sille, feminine.