Where does “sellen” come from?

sellen (Middle English) comes from Old English sellan, from Proto-West Germanic salljan, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sellen (Middle English): To grant; to confer or bestow

Definitions

  1. To grant; to confer or bestow

Ancestry of “sellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsellanto give; to give up for money; betray
2Proto-West Germanicsalljanto give, to hand over
3Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salljan →