Where does “sess” come from?

sess (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sessaz, from Proto-Indo-European sedtós, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

sess (Old Norse): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “sess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsessazseat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansedtósseated
3Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

Words derived from “sess”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sedtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic sessaz →