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