Where does “setlan” come from?

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

setlan (Old English): to settle, seat, put to rest

Definitions

  1. to settle, seat, put to rest

Ancestry of “setlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsetlsitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting
2Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “setlan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic setlaz →Every word from Old English setl →
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