Where does “Sitzzwerg” come from?
Sitzzwerg (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.
Sitzzwerg (German): A person who appears much shorter when they are sitting than when they stand, e.g. because of their being short-waisted or their individual sitting posture
Definitions
- A person who appears much shorter when they are sitting than when they stand, e.g. because of their being short-waisted or their individual sitting posture
Ancestry of “Sitzzwerg”, step by step
Sitzzwerg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.