Where does “settelen” come from?

settelen (Dutch) comes from English settle, from Middle English settle, from Old English setl, from Proto-Germanic setlaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

settelen (Dutch): to settle

Definitions

  1. to settle

Ancestry of “settelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsettleTo conclude or resolve; To place or arrange in a...
2Middle Englishsettle—
3Old Englishsetlsitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting
4Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →Every word from Old English setl →