Where does “säteri” come from?

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

säteri (Finnish): seat farm; a manor owned by a nobleman that was exempt from having to provide a cavalryman for the crown and/or tax

Definitions

  1. seat farm; a manor owned by a nobleman that was exempt from having to provide a cavalryman for the crown and/or tax

Ancestry of “säteri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “säteri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Swedish säter →