Where does “seter” come from?

seter (English) comes from Swedish säter, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

seter (English): A summer pasture with barns, especially one in...

Definitions

  1. A summer pasture with barns, especially one in...

Ancestry of “seter”, step by step

seter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsätermountain pasture
2Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Norwegian seter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegiansetermountain pasture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Swedish säter →