Where does “snikkarset” come from?
snikkarset (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian set, from Old Norse sæti, from Proto-Germanic sētiją, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
snikkarset (Westrobothnian): workbench
Ancestry of “snikkarset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | set | seat, bench; haycock; to cock hay |
| 2 | Old Norse | sæti | a seat; a hay-rick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sētiją | seat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |