Where does “sess” come from?

sess (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sess, from Proto-Germanic sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European sedtós, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

sess (Icelandic): place to sit, seat

Definitions

  1. place to sit, seat

Ancestry of “sess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesessseat
2Proto-Germanicsessazseat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansedtósseated
4Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sedtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sessaz →