Where does “*sess” come from?

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

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 sedtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic sessaz