Where does “sitja” come from?
sitja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sitja (Icelandic): to sit; to ride
Ancestry of “sitja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sitja | to sit |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “sitja”