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Where does “toalettsete” come from?

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

toalettsete (Norwegian Nynorsk): a toilet seat

Definitions

  1. a toilet seat

Ancestry of “toalettsete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksetea seat; a saddle; buttocks
2Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
3Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →