Where does “sæta” come from?
sæta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sæta, from Proto-Germanic sētijǭ, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sæta (Icelandic): woman, girl; a woman who awaits her husband’s...
Definitions
- woman, girl; a woman who awaits her husband’s...
Ancestry of “sæta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sæta | to sit in ambush for; waylay; to undergo, expose... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sētijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “sæta”