Where does “sälg” come from?

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

sälg (Swedish): goat willow, "Salix caprea"

Definitions

  1. goat willow, "Salix caprea"

Ancestry of “sälg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
2Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sälg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saljaną →Every word from Old Norse selja →