Settle
town · North Yorkshire
Old NorseAI-generated
Settle is thought to derive from an Old Norse personal name, 'Sætr', combined with a word meaning 'settlement' or 'farm'. It refers to a settlement belonging to someone named Sætr.
Word origins
- Settle
- Old NorseSætr's settlement(from Sætr "personal name", þorp "hamlet, settlement")
Historical forms
Setel · Settla