Where does “отсидеться” come from?

отсидеться (Russian) comes from Russian отсиде́ть, from Russian сиде́ть, from Old East Slavic сидѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

отсидеться (Russian): to hide for awhile, to take cover; to sit it out,...

Definitions

  1. to hide for awhile, to take cover; to sit it out,...

Ancestry of “отсидеться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотсиде́тьto stay (for)
2Russianсиде́тьto look after; to sit
3Old East Slavicсидѣти—
4Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěděti →