Where does “site” come from?

site (Middle High German) comes from Old High German situ, from Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic siduz, from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- — custom, habit; wont, habit, custom.

Ancestry of “site”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansitucustom; habit
2Proto-West Germanic*siducustom, habit, practice
3Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom

Words derived from “site”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sidu →