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, salesman; present of selge
Definitions
- seller , vendor, salesman; present of selge
Ancestry of “selger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sælger | seller; salesman, salesperson; vendor |
| 2 | Old Norse | seljari | seller |
| 3 | Old Norse | selja | to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saljaną | to offer, to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |