Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "house, hall" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessali(Frankish) sals(Gothic) sal(Old High German) salr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsSala(Catalan) Sala(Italian) Sala(Portuguese) Sala(Romanian) Sala(Spanish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 424. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 315.