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- — to sit.

zitten (Dutch): to sit; to be, to be placed or located

Definitions

  1. to sit; to be, to be placed or located

Ancestry of “zitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
2Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
3Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “zitten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →