Where does “facesitting” come from?

facesitting (English) comes from English sitting, from Middle English sittinge, from Middle English sittande, from Old English sittende, from Proto-Germanic sitjandz, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

facesitting (English): The sexual practice of sitting on a partner's...

Definitions

  1. The sexual practice of sitting on a partner's...

Ancestry of “facesitting”, step by step

facesitting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sitting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsittingA period during which one is seated for a...
2Middle Englishsittinge—
3Middle Englishsittande—
4Old Englishsittendesitting
5Proto-Germanicsitjandzsitting
6Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via English face

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →