Where does “saleswoman” come from?

Saleswoman comes from English sales and English woman, which derives from Middle English woman, from Middle English wifman, ultimately from Proto-Germanic salą and Proto-Indo-European sel-, both meaning to sell or transfer.

saleswoman (English): A woman whose occupation it is to sell things

Definitions

  1. A woman whose occupation it is to sell things

Ancestry of “saleswoman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalesThe activities involved in selling goods or services
2SpanishSales—
3CatalanSales—
4Catalansalaa large room; hall; living room
5Frankishsalidwelling, house, entrance hall; house, dwelling;...
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “saleswoman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Frankish sali →