Where does “selskap” come from?

selskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

selskap (Norwegian Bokmål): company; party; society

Definitions

  1. company; party; society

Ancestry of “selskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanselschap—
2Old Saxonselskepi—
3Proto-Germanicsaljaskapiz—
4Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
5Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “selskap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-Germanic salją →