Where does “sitten” come from?

sitten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sitten, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitten (Middle Dutch): to sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle

Definitions

  1. to sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle

Ancestry of “sitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
2Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
3Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sitten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →