Where does “sidvango” come from?

sidvango (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- — to sit.

sidvango (Esperanto): buttock, buttcheek

Definitions

  1. buttock, buttcheek

Ancestry of “sidvango”, step by step

sidvango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto sidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosidito sit
2Germansitzento sit; to perch
3Middle High Germansitzento sit
4Old High Germansizzen—
5Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
6Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Esperanto vango

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovangocheek
2Germanwangecheek (on the face)
3Middle High Germanwange—
4Old High Germanwangacheek
5Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →