Where does “sæta” come from?
sæta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sæta, from Proto-Germanic sētijǭ, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sæta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to obey, submit to; to be worthy of submission,...
Definitions
- to obey, submit to; to be worthy of submission,...
Ancestry of “sæta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sæta | to sit in ambush for; waylay; to undergo, expose... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sētijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |