Where does “sét” come from?
sét (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic sentus, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sét (Old Irish): path, way; object of value, chattel; unit of...
Definitions
- path, way; object of value, chattel; unit of...
Ancestry of “sét”, step by step
sét traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic sentus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | sentus | path, way |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via Proto-Celtic swantos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | swantos | desire |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |