Where does “homesitting” come from?
homesitting (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.
homesitting (English): Living in and taking care of a home when the...
Definitions
- Living in and taking care of a home when the...
Ancestry of “homesitting”, step by step
homesitting traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sitting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sitting | A period during which one is seated for a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sittinge | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sittande | — |
| 4 | Old English | sittende | sitting |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sitjandz | sitting |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English Home
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Home | A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go... |
| 2 | Middle English | hōm | home, residence, dwelling |
| 3 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |