Where does “sid” come from?

sid (Danish) comes from Danish sidde, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sid (Danish): imperative of sidde

Definitions

  1. imperative of sidde

Ancestry of “sid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsiddeto sit; to be; to fit
2Old Norsesitjato sit
3Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Old Norse sitja →
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