Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sed-
11 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, most common first.
- sizeThe dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
- seatA place in which to sit.
- sitTo be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- possessTo have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
- sootFine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
- besetTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
- sedateOf a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement.
- oversetTo knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
- hodo-Road; path; travel.
- hodophobicOf the dendrites of neurons: tending not to form branches.
- saeterA Scandinavian mountainside meadow used during the summer for grazing milking cows or goats.