sale

sale · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*selh₁-“to grab”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*salō“delivery”
3. Old Norse · derived fromsala“sale”
4. Old English · inherited fromsala“act of selling, sale”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsale
6. English todaysale

From Middle English sale, from Old English sala (“act of selling, sale”), from Old Norse sala (“sale”), from Proto-Germanic *salō (“delivery”), from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to grab”).

sale · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sel-“home, dwelling, village”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*salą“house, hall”
3. Old English · inherited fromsæl“room, hall, castle”
4. Middle English · inherited fromsale
5. English todaysale

From Middle English sale, sal, from Old English sæl (“room, hall, castle”), from Proto-Germanic *salą (“house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“home, dwelling, village”). Cognate with West Frisian seal, Dutch zaal, German Saal, Swedish sal, Icelandic salur, Lithuanian sala (“village”). Doublet of sala and salle. Related also to salon, saloon.

Sale · proper noun³

1. Old English · derived fromsealh“willow tree”
2. English todaySale

From Old English sealh (“willow tree”).

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