Where does “salle” come from?

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

salle (Norman): living room

Definitions

  1. living room

Ancestry of “salle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaleroom
2Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
3Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
4Proto-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 →