Where does “sal” come from?

sal (Danish) comes from Old Norse salr, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

sal (Danish): hall, room; floor

Definitions

  1. hall, room; floor

Ancestry of “sal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesalrroom, hall
2Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
3Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “sal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Old Norse salr →