Where does “sittsam” come from?

sittsam (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.

sittsam (German): demure, decent; prudish

Definitions

  1. demure, decent; prudish

Ancestry of “sittsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSittenormative standard of society, mos, custom,...
2Middle High Germansite—
3Old High Germansitucustom; habit
4Proto-West Germanic*siducustom, habit, practice
5Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom

Words derived from “sittsam”

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