Where does “sidadi” come from?
sidadi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sidi, from German sitzen, from Middle High German sitzen, from Old High German sizzen, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sidadi (Esperanto): to sit, be sitting
Ancestry of “sidadi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | sidi | to sit |
| 2 | German | sitzen | to sit; to perch; to stay ; to remain; to be; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sitzen | to sit |
| 4 | Old High German | sizzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sittjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |