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E 0780 SEAT
The word " seat " is of
Germanic origin .
H 0939 ת ש
Concept of root : seat
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ת ש
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shet
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seat
(anat.); base, foundation
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Related English words
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to sit,
set, seat
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ת ש
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shet
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seat (anat.);
base, foun-dation
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sh . t
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English
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seat
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seat
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s . t
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Proto-Semitic *SHET --- *SĒD- Indo-European
In entry E 0794 (Hebrew 0941) , with the extended root " SH T T ", the similarities will be further elaborated. This entry merited a separate place on account of its specific anatomical meaning.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . We find a group of five supposed roots, with two basic variations , one between "SH" and "S", and the other with or without a first consonant Aleph :
1. "*SH . T,
2. "*Aleph SH : T" ,
3. "*S . T" ,
4. "*Aleph S . T".
5. "*Aleph S . D "
But these five forms cover a wide range of meanings, partially very far away from "seat" and "foundation". Anyhow, limiting ourselves to the words that cover one of or both our two Hebrew meanings, we see 1 in Hebrew, Aramaic, Mehri and Harsusi, 2 again in Aramaic and 4 in Arabic. And, variation 5 is present in Akkadian, and perhaps Ugaritic. Difficult to make a valid hypothesis for Proto-Semitic in this situation. The more so as this great variation can be found in Indo European as well. We refer to entry E 0794 (Hebrew 0941).
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 04/12/2012 at 17.44.59 |
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