Where does “sæte” come from?
sæte (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
sæte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a heap of hay
Ancestry of “sæte”, step by step
sæte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse sæti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sæti | a seat; a hay-rick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sētiją | seat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Norwegian Nynorsk såte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | såte | a cone-shaped heap of hey; to pile into... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sáta | truss of hay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sētǭ | — |
Words derived from “sæte”