Old French selve

← Old English syll (cognate)

← Old English sylle (mention)

← English sill (cognate)

← English sill (link)

← Proto-Germanic *swiljō (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *suljō (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *swel- (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *sel- (mention)

← Latin silva (inherited)

→ English forest (cognate)