Where does “verzitten” come from?

verzitten (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.

verzitten (Dutch): to sit elsewhere

Definitions

  1. to sit elsewhere

Ancestry of “verzitten”, step by step

verzitten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfar
2Dutchsluierento veil, to cover with a veil
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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 h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →