Where does “säte” come from?

säte (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

säte (Swedish): seat

Definitions

  1. seat

Ancestry of “säte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
2Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “säte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētiją →Every word from Old Norse sæti →
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