Where does “sellen” come from?

sellen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic salljan, from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

sellen (Old High German): to give, to hand over; to betray

Definitions

  1. to give, to hand over; to betray

Ancestry of “sellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsalljanto give, to hand over
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 Proto-West Germanic salljan →