Where does “setl” come from?

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

setl (Old English): sitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting

Definitions

  1. sitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting

Ancestry of “setl”, step by step

setl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic setlaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Proto-Germanic setlą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsetlą—

Words derived from “setl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →