English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedUncertain, probably from sali (“hall”) + walh (“Celt, Roman”) ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saliz (“house, hall”) and *walhaz (“Gaul, Roman”), but alternately suggested to be a variant of *senelwalh. First attested in the 9th C. CE
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: SeluuallCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

