Where does “sel” come from?

sel (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

sel (Old Norse): shed on a mountain pasture; indefinite accusative...

Definitions

  1. shed on a mountain pasture; indefinite accusative...

Ancestry of “sel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
2Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
3Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “sel”

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