Where does “setl” come from?

setl (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic setlaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “setl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz