Where does “siten” come from?

siten (Middle English) comes from Old English seten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan — to sit.

Ancestry of “siten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsetena set, shoot, slip, branch; a nursery,...
2Old Englishsittanto sit
3Proto-West Germanic*sittjanto sit
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sittjanEvery word from Old English sittanEvery word from Old English seten