Where does “sitten” come from?

sitten (English) comes from Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan — to sit.

sitten (English): past participle of sit; alternative form of sat;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of sit; alternative form of sat;...

Ancestry of “sitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsittento sit
2Old Englishsittanto sit
3Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan