Where does “sed” come from?

sed (Czech) comes from Czech sednout, from Old Czech sadnúti, from Old Czech siesti, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sed (Czech): sitting position

Definitions

  1. sitting position

Ancestry of “sed”, step by step

sed traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech sednout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsednoutto sit down; to get along, click, sit well with
2Old Czechsadnúti—
3Old Czechsiestito sit down
4Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Czech sedět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsedětto sit; to fit
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit

via Czech sedat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsedatimperfective of sednout
2Old Czechsědatito sit down
3Proto-Slavic*sědati—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →