Where does “Selby” come from?

Selby (Middle English) comes from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

Ancestry of “Selby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
2Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “Selby”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →