Where does “sällskap” come from?

sällskap (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German selschap, from Old Saxon selskepi, from Proto-Germanic saljaskapiz, from Proto-Germanic saljô, from Proto-Germanic salją, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

sällskap (Swedish): company, companionship

Definitions

  1. company, companionship

Ancestry of “sällskap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanselschap—
2Old Saxonselskepi—
3Proto-Germanicsaljaskapiz—
4Proto-Germanicsaljôroommate; companion
5Proto-Germanicsaljąa building; barn; shed; room; chamber
6Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
7Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

Words derived from “sällskap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-Germanic salją →