Where does “sale” come from?

sale (Norman) comes from Old French sale, from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sale (Norman): dirty

Definitions

  1. dirty

Ancestry of “sale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaleroom
2Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
3Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “sale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salą →Every word from Frankish sal →
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