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
Ancestry of “sales”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norman | sale | dirty |
| 2 | Old French | sale | room |
| 3 | Frankish | sal | dwelling, house, entrance hall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | salą | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |