Where does “sale” come from?

sale (Old French) comes from Frankish sal, from Proto-Germanic salą, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

sale (Old French): room

Definitions

  1. room

Ancestry of “sale”, step by step

sale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish sal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsaldwelling, house, entrance hall
2Proto-Germanicsaląhouse; dwelling; hall; room
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Proto-Germanic salwaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—

Words derived from “sale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salą →Every word from Frankish sal →