Where does “sedlo” come from?

sedlo (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic sedъlo, from Proto-Germanic sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedlo (Slovene): saddle; mountain pass

Definitions

  1. saddle; mountain pass

Ancestry of “sedlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsedъlosaddle
2Proto-Germanicsadulazsaddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-tlō-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod-tlō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sadulaz →