Where does “sitja” come from?

sitja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitja (Icelandic): to sit; to ride

Definitions

  1. to sit; to ride

Ancestry of “sitja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesitjato sit
2Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sitja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Old Norse sitja →
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