Where does “sātu” come from?

sātu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “sātu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sātu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō