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Where does “sete” come from?

sete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sete (Norwegian Nynorsk): a seat; a saddle; buttocks

Definitions

  1. a seat; a saddle; buttocks

Ancestry of “sete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
2Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sete”

  • toalettsete
  • setebelte
  • regjeringssete
  • sykkelsete
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →