Where does “восседать” come from?

восседать (Russian) comes from Russian воссе́сть, from Russian сесть, from Old East Slavic сѣсти, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

восседать (Russian): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “восседать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвоссе́стьto sit down (upon), to mount in state, upon a throne
2Russianсестьto sit down; to be imprisoned; to become flat, to...
3Old East Slavicсѣсти—
4Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →
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