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- — to sit.

sæta (Icelandic): woman, girl; a woman who awaits her husband’s...

Definitions

  1. woman, girl; a woman who awaits her husband’s...

Ancestry of “sæta”, step by step

sæta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sæta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesætato sit in ambush for; waylay; to undergo, expose...
2Proto-Germanicsētijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Proto-Germanic swōtijǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswōtijǭ—
2Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “sæta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētijǭ →
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