Where does “pigsit” come from?
pigsit (English) comes from English sit, from Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan — to sit.
pigsit (English): To babysit a guinea pig; To babysit a pig
Definitions
- To babysit a guinea pig; To babysit a pig
Ancestry of “pigsit”, step by step
pigsit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sit | To be in a position in which the upper body is... |
| 2 | Middle English | sitten | to sit |
| 3 | Old English | sittan | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sittjan | to sit |
via English pig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |