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Where does “*sōt” come from?
*sōt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sōtą, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “*sōt”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sōtą
soot
2
Proto-Indo-European
sḗd-
to sit
Words derived from “*sōt”
suit
suitable
suited
lawsuit
suitcase
unsuitable
suitably
suitability
sot
unsuited
besotted
swimsuit
jumpsuit
unsuitability
tracksuit
pantsuit
suitableness
wetsuit
nonsuit
sottish
unsuitably
unsuitableness
snowsuit
bodysuit
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