Etymology
From Germanic
*setla-, representing Indo-European
*sed-lo-, from
*sed- ‘sit’. Cognate with Old High German
sezzal (German
Sessel), Middle Dutch
sētel (Dutch
zetel), Gothic
𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐍃. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek
, Latin
sella, Russian
седло.
Noun
- sitting, residence
- seat, bench, throne
- setting (of sun etc.)
