Where does “Sitten” come from?
Sitten (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German sîde, from Old Saxon sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- — to satiate, satisfy.
Sitten (Plautdietsch): habit, custom, manner
Definitions
- habit, custom, manner
Ancestry of “Sitten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sîde | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sīda | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 6 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |