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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sīda | silk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 4 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |