Where does “selge” come from?

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

selge (Norwegian Bokmål): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “selge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsælgeto sell
2Old Danishsæliæsell
3Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
4Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “selge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →