Getting settled

Settle (v.) "come to rest," Old English setlan, from setl "a seat". Sense of "establish a permanent residence" first recorded 1620s; that of "decide" is 1620s. Meaning "reconcile" (a quarrel, differences, etc.) perhaps is influenced by Middle English sahtlen "to reconcile," from Old English saht "reconciliation," from Old Norse satt "reconciliation." Related: Settling. Settled "firmly fixed" is attested from 1550s.