Where does “sælger” come from?

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

sælger (Danish): seller; salesman, salesperson; vendor

Definitions

  1. seller; salesman, salesperson; vendor

Ancestry of “sælger”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sælger”

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