Where does “Alsace” come from?

Alsace (English) comes from Late Latin Alsatia, from Old High German sazzo, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Alsace (English): It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history

Definitions

  1. It has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history

Ancestry of “Alsace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinAlsatia—
2Old High Germansazzo—
3Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “Alsace”

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