Where does “seton” come from?

seton (English) comes from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

seton (English): A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of...

Definitions

  1. A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of...

Ancestry of “seton”, step by step

seton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sētō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via French séton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsétonseton
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →