Where does “Seite” come from?
Seite (German) comes from Finnish seita, from Latin secta, from Latin sequī, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Seite (German): side; face, side, surface of any...
Definitions
- side; face, side, surface of any...
Ancestry of “Seite”, step by step
Seite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seita | A Sami sacred place |
| 2 | Latin | secta | nominative feminine singular of sectus;... |
| 3 | Latin | sequī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Middle High German sita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sita | — |