Where does “sællæ” come from?

sællæ (Old Danish) comes from Middle Low German selle, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Ancestry of “sællæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanselle—
2Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
3Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
4Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “sællæ”

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