Where does “selja” come from?
selja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse selja, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.
selja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to sell; definite singular of selje
Definitions
- to sell; definite singular of selje
Ancestry of “selja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | selja | to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saljaną | to offer, to give |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₁- | to take |