Where does “sale” come from?

Sale comes from Middle English sale, from Old English sæl, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser-.

sale (English): A hall; An exchange of goods or services for...

Definitions

  1. A hall; An exchange of goods or services for...

Ancestry of “sale”, step by step

sale traces back through two 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 Middle English sal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsal—
2Latinsālsalt
3Proto-Italicsālssalt
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “sale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sāli →