Where does “досѣдѣти” come from?

досѣдѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

досѣдѣти (Old Church Slavonic): bring about by sitting, achieve through sitting (waiting)

Definitions

  1. bring about by sitting, achieve through sitting (waiting)

Ancestry of “досѣдѣти”, step by step

досѣдѣти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic сѣдѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicсѣдѣтиto sit, be sitting; reside
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Old Church Slavonic до

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicдоup to; until
2Proto-Slavicup to, until
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic sěděti
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