Where does “saleless” come from?
saleless (English) comes from English Sale, from Middle English sale, from Old English sæl, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
saleless (English): Without any sales
Ancestry of “saleless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sale | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sale | — |
| 3 | Old English | sæl | room, great hall, house, castle; happiness,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |