Where does “Sale” come from?

Sale derives from Old English sealh, from Proto-Germanic salhaz and salhô, from Proto-Indo-European saləḱ- and sh₂lk-, of uncertain ultimate meaning.

Sale (English): OS grid ref SJ9892

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SJ9892

Ancestry of “Sale”, step by step

Sale traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsale—
2Old Englishsælroom, great hall, house, castle; happiness,...
3Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
4Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

via Old English sealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealhwillow, sallow
2Proto-West Germanicsalhwillow
3Proto-Germanicsalhôwillow, sallow
4Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—

via Moroccan Arabic سلا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Moroccan Arabicسلا—

Words derived from “Sale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →