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Seat

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means a place designed for sitting, or a position of authority or membership
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Stage 1 of 2
saeti
Old Norse · medieval
"a place to sit"
a place to sit, a dwelling
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Stage 2 of 2
seat
English · 1200s
"a place designed for sitting"
settled as the standard English word for a place to sit
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