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Where does “sātter” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sātter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesáttr—
2Proto-Germanicsahtazhaving quarreled
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →