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.
Ancestry of “sellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sellan | to give; to give up for money; betray |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | salljan | to give, to hand over |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | saljaną | to offer, to give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |
Words derived from “sellen”