Where does “setlen” come from?

setlen (Middle English) comes from Old English setlan, from Old English setl, from Proto-Germanic setlaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “setlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsetlanto settle, seat, put to rest
2Old Englishsetlsitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting
3Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →Every word from Old English setl →