Etymology Explorer
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Where does “sitta” come from?
sitta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “sitta”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sitjaną
to sit
2
Proto-Indo-European
sḗd-
to sit
Words derived from “sitta”
sitte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →