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

  1. 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.

via German sitzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansitzento sit; to perch
2Middle High Germansitzento sit
3Old High Germansizzen
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via German Zwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZwergdwarf; dwarf, midget; gnome
2Middle High Germantwerc
3Old High Germantwercdwarf
4Proto-West Germanicdwergdwarf
5Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-
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