Where does “zesel” come from?

zesel (Kashubian) comes from German Sessel, from Middle High German sezzel, from Old High German sëȥȥal, from Proto-West Germanic *setl, from Proto-Germanic setlaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

zesel (Kashubian): armchair

Definitions

  1. armchair

Ancestry of “zesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSesselarmchair, easy chair; chair
2Middle High Germansezzelseat, chair
3Old High Germansëȥȥal—
4Proto-West Germanic*setl—
5Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *setl →