Where does “selg” come from?

selg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål selge, from Danish sælge, from Old Danish sæliæ, from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

selg (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of selge

Definitions

  1. imperative of selge

Ancestry of “selg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålselgeto sell
2Danishsælgeto sell
3Old Danishsæliæsell
4Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
5Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
6Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →