Where does “miðasala” come from?

miðasala (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sala, from Old Norse sala, from Proto-Germanic salō, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

miðasala (Icelandic): box office, ticket office

Definitions

  1. box office, ticket office

Ancestry of “miðasala”, step by step

miðasala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsalasale
2Old Norsesalasale
3Proto-Germanicsalōa handing over, delivery, surrender
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

via Icelandic miði

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðinote, slip of paper; transportation ticket; a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salō →Every word from Old Norse sala →