Where does “sales” come from?

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

sales (Norman): plural of sale

Definitions

  1. plural of sale

Ancestry of “sales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normansaledirty
2Old Frenchsaleroom
3Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
4Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salą →Every word from Frankish sal →