Where does “aftursæti” come from?

aftursæti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sæti, from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

aftursæti (Icelandic): back seat

Definitions

  1. back seat

Ancestry of “aftursæti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsætiseat, a place to sit; a place or position on a...
2Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
3Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētiją →Every word from Old Norse sæti →
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