Where does “sæt” come from?

sæt (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sātu, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sæt (Old English): ambush

Definitions

  1. ambush

Ancestry of “sæt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsātu—
2Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sæt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sātu →