Where does “setze” come from?

setze (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

setze (Central Franconian): to sit; to set, to put

Definitions

  1. to sit; to set, to put

Ancestry of “setze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansitzento sit
2Old High Germansizzen—
3Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →