Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/setą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

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