Where does “sitja” come from?

sitja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitja (Faroese): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “sitja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesitjato sit
2Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Old Norse sitja →