Where does “sitspot” come from?

sitspot (English) comes from English spot, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sitspot (English): The central part of each buttock on which a person rests while sitting

Definitions

  1. The central part of each buttock on which a person rests while sitting

Ancestry of “sitspot”, step by step

sitspot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspotA round or irregular patch on the surface of a...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via English sit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsitTo be in a position in which the upper body is...
2Middle Englishsittento sit
3Old Englishsittanto sit
4Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from English -yEvery word from Old English -iġ
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