Sold
/soʊld/noun
Past tense and past participle of sell; also used as an adjective meaning given over or committed.
Did you know?Its deepest root is tied to the idea of payment, and English also preserves that ancient money-trail in words like salary—originally connected to salt as a precious commodity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sel-
“To take, seize, or hold”
Latin
Latin
sal
“Salt”
Late Latin
Latin
salārium
“Allowance, stipend, originally money for salt”
Old English
English
sellan
“To give, deliver, or hand over”
Middle English
English
sellen
“To sell”
Modern English
English
sold
“Past tense and past participle of sell”