Where does “Alsatian” come from?

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

Alsatian (English): A German shepherd dog

Definitions

  1. A German shepherd dog

Ancestry of “Alsatian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlsaceIt has changed hands between France and Germany several times throughout history
2Late LatinAlsatia—
3Old High Germansazzo—
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →