Where does “sell” come from?

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

sell (Scots): To sell

Definitions

  1. To sell

Ancestry of “sell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsellenTo grant; to confer or bestow
2Old Englishsellanto give; to give up for money; betray
3Proto-West Germanicsalljanto give, to hand over
4Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sell”

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