Where does “settler” come from?

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

settler (Norman): to settle

Definitions

  1. to settle

Ancestry of “settler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsettleTo conclude or resolve; To place or arrange in a...
2Middle Englishsettle—
3Old Englishsetlsitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting
4Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →Every word from Old English setl →
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