Where does “såt” come from?
såt (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Swedish sātter, from Old Norse sáttr, from Proto-Germanic sahtaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
Ancestry of “såt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | sātter | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sáttr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sahtaz | having quarreled |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |