Where does “Sitzgelegenheit” come from?
Sitzgelegenheit (German) comes 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.
Sitzgelegenheit (German): seat; seating, seating accommodation
Definitions
- seat; seating, seating accommodation
Ancestry of “Sitzgelegenheit”, step by step
Sitzgelegenheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sitzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sitzen | to sit; to perch |
| 2 | Middle High German | sitzen | to sit |
| 3 | Old High German | sizzen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sittjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via German gelegenheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gelegenheit | opportunity, chance, instance, occasion |
| 2 | Middle High German | gelegenheit | — |