Sessel

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) armchair, easy chair comfortable chair with supports for the arms or elbows
  • (chiefly) chair any item of furniture used for sitting by one person

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German sezzel inherited from Proto-Germanic *setlaz (seat, arm-chair, a seat) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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Kanji

座

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