Where does “set” come from?

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

set (Westrobothnian): seat, bench; haycock; to cock hay

Definitions

  1. seat, bench; haycock; to cock hay

Ancestry of “set”, step by step

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

Words derived from “set”

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