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Where does “sæti” come from?

sæti (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sæti (Old Norse): a seat; a hay-rick

Definitions

  1. a seat; a hay-rick

Ancestry of “sæti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sæti”

  • seat
  • seater
  • unseat
  • seatmate
  • seatwork
  • reseat
  • seatback
  • seatless
  • backseater
  • keyseat
  • multiseat
  • disseat
  • seatholder
  • seateth
  • rearseat
  • seatlike
  • seatmile
  • seatest
  • seatearth
  • seatment
  • back seat
  • take a back seat
  • seat-mile
  • シート
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