Where does “snikkarset” come from?

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

snikkarset (Westrobothnian): workbench

Definitions

  1. workbench

Ancestry of “snikkarset”, step by step

snikkarset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian set

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniansetseat, bench; haycock; to cock hay
2Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
3Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Westrobothnian snikkar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothniansnikkar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētiją →Every word from Old Norse sæti →