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

  1. to sell; definite singular of selje

Ancestry of “selja”, step by step

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