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-.
sed (Czech): sitting position
Ancestry of “sed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | sednout | to sit down; to get along, click, sit well with |
| 2 | Old Czech | sadnúti | — |
| 3 | Old Czech | siesti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sěsti | to sit down |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sḗˀstei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |