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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-.

homesitting (English): Living in and taking care of a home when the...

Definitions

  1. Living in and taking care of a home when the...

Ancestry of “homesitting”, step by step

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