Where does “set” come from?
set (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic setą, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.
set (Proto-West Germanic): seat
Ancestry of “set”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | setą | seat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sed- | to sit |