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- — to sit.

sæta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to obey, submit to; to be worthy of submission,...

Definitions

  1. to obey, submit to; to be worthy of submission,...

Ancestry of “sæta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesætato sit in ambush for; waylay; to undergo, expose...
2Proto-Germanicsētijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētijǭ →