Where does “salg” come from?
salg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sala, from Proto-Germanic salō, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.
salg (Norwegian Bokmål): sale
Ancestry of “salg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sala | sale |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | salō | a handing over, delivery, surrender |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |
Words derived from “salg”