Where does “selskab” come from?

selskab (Danish) comes from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

selskab (Danish): company, firm

Definitions

  1. company, firm

Ancestry of “selskab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanselschap—
2Old Saxonselskepi—
3Proto-Germanicsaljaskapiz—
4Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
5Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “selskab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-Germanic salją →