Where does “Sitte” come from?

Sitte (German) comes from Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic siduz, from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- — custom, habit; wont, habit, custom.

Sitte (German): normative standard of society, mos, custom,...

Definitions

  1. normative standard of society, mos, custom,...

Ancestry of “Sitte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansite—
2Old High Germansitucustom; habit
3Proto-West Germanic*siducustom, habit, practice
4Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom

Words derived from “Sitte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sidu →
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