Where does “sīt” come from?

sīt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Ancestry of “sīt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansīdasilk
2Proto-Germanic*sīdā—
3Latinsēta—
4Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
5Proto-Italicsaitā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “sīt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →
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