Where does “zitten” come from?
zitten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sitten, from Old Dutch sitten, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
zitten (Dutch): to sit; to be, to be placed or located
Definitions
- to sit; to be, to be placed or located
Ancestry of “zitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sitten | to sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sitten | to sit; to be situated, to live |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sittjan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “zitten”