Where does “sälja av” come from?

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

sälja av (Swedish): to sell (and thus divest oneself of, often of something more expensive or in larger amounts)

Definitions

to sell (and thus divest oneself of, often of something more expensive or in larger amounts)

Ancestry of “sälja av”, step by step

sälja av traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sälja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	sälja	to sell
2	Old Swedish	sælia	to hand over, to submit; to sell
3	Old Norse	selja	to hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
4	Proto-Germanic	saljaną	to offer, to give
5	Proto-Indo-European	selh₁-	to take

via Swedish av

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	av	from; starting at; by
2	Old Norse	af	of, from, off, by
3	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

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