Where does “inzitten” come from?

inzitten (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inzitten (Dutch): to worry (about), to be concerned (about)

Definitions

  1. to worry (about), to be concerned (about)

Ancestry of “inzitten”, step by step

inzitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch zitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzittento sit; to be, to be placed or located
2Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
3Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →