Where does “zitpenning” come from?

zitpenning (Dutch) comes from Dutch zitten, from Middle Dutch sitten, from Old Dutch sitten, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

zitpenning (Dutch): a fee paid to sit on a board or committee; an...

Definitions

  1. a fee paid to sit on a board or committee; an...

Ancestry of “zitpenning”, step by step

zitpenning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch penning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpenningA small coin, usually made of silver but later...
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge—
4Old Dutch-inga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →