Where does “sitten” come from?
sitten (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sitten (Old Dutch): to sit; to be situated, to live
Definitions
- to sit; to be situated, to live
Ancestry of “sitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sittjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “sitten”