Where does “seter” come from?
seter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sætr, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
seter (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of sete
Definitions
- indefinite plural of sete
Ancestry of “seter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sætr | a mountain pasture |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |