Where does “sellan” come from?

sellan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic salljan, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sellan (Old English): to give; to give up for money; betray

Definitions

  1. to give; to give up for money; betray

Ancestry of “sellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsalljanto give, to hand over
2Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sellan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic salljan →