Where does “setebelte” come from?

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

setebelte (Norwegian Nynorsk): a seat belt

Definitions

  1. a seat belt

Ancestry of “setebelte”, step by step

setebelte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksetea seat; a saddle; buttocks
2Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
3Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Norwegian Nynorsk belte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbeltea belt
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētiją →Every word from Old Norse sæti →