Where does “selja” come from?

selja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- — to take.

selja (Old Norse): to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...

Definitions

  1. to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...

Ancestry of “selja”, step by step

selja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic saljaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

via Old Norse býr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsebýrAlternative form of bǿr; farm; town; place ,...
2Proto-Germanicbūwizdwelling

Words derived from “selja”

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