Where does “sitter” come from?

Sitter comes from Middle English sitter, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

sitter (English): Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait; One...

Definitions

  1. Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait; One...

Ancestry of “sitter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsitter

Words derived from “sitter

Every word from Middle English sitter