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
- seller; salesman, salesperson; vendor
Ancestry of “sælger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | seljari | seller |
| 2 | Old Norse | selja | to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saljaną | to offer, to give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |
Words derived from “sælger”