sell

sell · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*selh₁-
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*saljaną
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*salljan
4. Old English · inherited fromsellan“give; give up for money”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsellen
6. English todaysell

From Middle English sellen, from Old English sellan (“give; give up for money”), from Proto-West Germanic *salljan, from Proto-Germanic *saljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *selh₁-. Cognates Cognate with Scots sell (“to sell”), Danish sælge (“to sell”), Norwegian Bokmål selge (“to sell”), Norwegian Nynorsk selja, selje (“to sell”), Swedish sälja (“to sell”), Faroese and Icelandic selja (“to sell”), Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (saljan, “to pay tribute, make an offer”).

sell · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromsella
2. French · borrowed fromselle
3. English todaysell

From French selle, from Latin sella.

sell · noun³

From Old Saxon seill or Old Norse seil. Cognate with Dutch zeel (“rope”), German Seil (“rope”).

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