Where does “sitta” come from?

sitta (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sitja, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitta (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of sitja

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sitja

Ancestry of “sitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksitjasit
2Old Norsesitjato sit
3Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Old Norse sitja →
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