Words that come from Proto-Germanic “*sittjan”

121 words across 25 languages descend from Proto-Germanic *sittjan — including Sitzfleisch, zitten, sidi, setze, sitten, sitten, versetzen, zitvlak.

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German (23)

Dutch (21)

Luxembourgish (17)

Esperanto (12)

English (5)

Afrikaans (5)

Serbo-Croatian (5)

Portuguese (4)

Old High German (4)

Ido (3)

Old Dutch (2)

Yiddish (2)

Spanish (2)

Catalan (2)

Italian (2)

Irish (2)

Polish (2)

Central Franconian (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Medieval Latin (1)

Middle High German (1)

Proto-Basque (1)

French (1)

Late Latin (1)

Limburgish (1)