Where does “Shelbi” come from?
Shelbi (English) comes from English Shelby, from Middle English Selby, from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.
Ancestry of “Shelbi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Shelby | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Selby | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | selja | to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saljaną | to offer, to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |