Where does “wsiąść” come from?

wsiąść (Polish) comes from Polish siąść, from Old Polish sieść, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

wsiąść (Polish): to board, to get on, to embark

Definitions

  1. to board, to get on, to embark

Ancestry of “wsiąść”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsiąśćto sit down
2Old Polishsieśćto sit down
3Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →