Where does “selger” come from?

selger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sælger, from Old Norse seljari, from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

selger (Norwegian Bokmål): seller, vendor, salesperson

Definitions

  1. seller, vendor, salesperson

Ancestry of “selger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsælgerseller; salesman, salesperson; vendor
2Old Norseseljariseller
3Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
4Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →