Where does “sadel” come from?

sadel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish sadel, from Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sadel (Norwegian Bokmål): saddle

Definitions

  1. saddle

Ancestry of “sadel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsadelsaddle
2Old Norsesǫðulla saddle
3Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →