Where does “withsit” come from?
withsit (English) comes from Middle English withsitten, from Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan — to sit.
withsit (English): To resist, oppose, be set against or in...
Definitions
- To resist, oppose, be set against or in...
Ancestry of “withsit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | withsitten | to resist |
| 2 | Middle English | sitten | to sit |
| 3 | Old English | sittan | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sittjan | to sit |