Where does “sellsword” come from?

sellsword (English) comes from English sell, from French selle, from Middle French selle, from Old French sele, from Latin sella, from Proto-Italic sedlā, from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo-.

sellsword (English): A mercenary; Someone who only works for money, in...

Definitions

  1. A mercenary; Someone who only works for money, in...

Ancestry of “sellsword”, step by step

sellsword traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsellTo transfer goods or provide services in exchange...
2Frenchsellesaddle; commode; excrement
3Middle Frenchsellesaddle
4Old Frenchselesaddle
5Latinsellaseat, chair; sedan chair; saddle
6Proto-Italicsedlā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansed-lo-—

via English sword

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswordA long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a...
2Middle Englishswordsword, sabre; Military might or power
3Old EnglishswordAlternative form of sweord
4Old Englishsweorda sword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-lo- →