Setter
hamlet · Shetland Islands
Old NorseAI-generated
Setter is likely of Old Norse origin, possibly meaning 'settlement of a settler' or 'settlement on a marshy place'. The '-set' element can refer to a place where something is set or located, or a marsh.
Word origins
- Set
- Old Norsesettlement, marshy place(from set "seat, dwelling, place; marsh")
- er
- Old Norsesuffix indicating a place(from -ar "plural suffix or locative suffix")
Historical forms
Setre