Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/setą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.tɑ̃/

Noun

*setą n

1. seat

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *setą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*setą	*setō
vocative	*setą	*setō
accusative	*setą	*setō
genitive	*setas, *sitis	*setǫ̂
dative	*sitai	*setamaz
instrumental	*setō	*setamiz

Derived terms

• *gasetą

Related terms

• *sessaz
• *sētō
• *sitjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *set
  • Old English: set
    • Middle English: set, sette
      • English: set
  • Old Saxon: *set
    • Middle Low German: set, sette
  • Old Dutch: *set
    • Middle Dutch: set, zet
      • Dutch: zet
  • Old High German: sez
    • Middle High German: sëz
• Old Norse: set
  • Icelandic: set