Where does “sáttur” come from?

sáttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sáttr, from Proto-Germanic sahtaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sáttur (Icelandic): reconciled, content; agreed

Definitions

  1. reconciled, content; agreed

Ancestry of “sáttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáttr
2Proto-Germanicsahtazhaving quarreled
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sáttur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Germanic sahtazEvery word from Old Norse sáttr