Where does “sälja” come from?

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

sälja (Swedish): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “sälja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsæliato hand over, to submit; to sell
2Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
3Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take

Words derived from “sälja”

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