Where does “viersitzig” come from?

viersitzig (German) comes from German vier, from Middle High German vier, from Old High German fior, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

viersitzig (German): four-seat

Definitions

  1. four-seat

Ancestry of “viersitzig”, step by step

viersitzig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvierfour
2Middle High Germanvier—
3Old High Germanfiorfour
4Proto-West Germanicfeuwarfour
5Proto-Germanicfedwōrfour
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via German Sitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSitzseat; domicile
2Middle High Germansiz—
3Old High Germansiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- →