Where does “sáttr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sáttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsahtazhaving quarreled
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sáttr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g-Every word from Proto-Germanic sahtaz