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Where does “sátt” come from?

sátt (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sátt (Old Norse): reconciliation, covenant, agreement;...

Definitions

  1. reconciliation, covenant, agreement;...

Ancestry of “sátt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsahtizreproach; agreement; reconciliation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sátt”

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