Where does “sittlich” come from?
sittlich (German) comes from German Sitte, 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.
sittlich (German): moral
Ancestry of “sittlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sitte | normative standard of society, mos, custom,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | site | — |
| 3 | Old High German | situ | custom; habit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sidu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siduz | custom, habit, practice; conduct |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swedʰ- | custom, habit; wont, habit, custom |