Where does “sete” come from?

sete (Middle English) comes from Old English sǣte, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “sete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsǣtehouse
2Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sete

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Germanic sētijąEvery word from Old English sǣte