Where does “seat” come from?
Seat comes from Middle English sete, from Old English seten, from Old English sittan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sed-, meaning to sit or settle.
seat (English): Something to be sat upon; A location or site; The...
Definitions
- Something to be sat upon; A location or site; The...
Ancestry of “seat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sete | — |
| 2 | Old English | sǣte | house |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sētiją | seat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “seat”