Where does “sælge” come from?

sælge (Danish) comes from Old Danish sæliæ, from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sælge (Danish): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “sælge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsæliæsell
2Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
3Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sælge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →
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