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Where does “sitjaną” come from?

sitjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

sitjaną (Proto-Germanic): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “sitjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “sitjaną”

  • set
  • sitting
  • sit
  • onset
  • offset
  • outset
  • setup
  • subset
  • beset
  • reset
  • mindset
  • preset
  • Reset
  • handset
  • typeset
  • besetting
  • headset
  • sitteth
  • sett
  • overset
  • heavyset
  • recordset
  • thickset
  • itemset
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →