Where does “отсиживаться” come from?

отсиживаться (Russian) comes from Russian отси́живать, 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.

отсиживаться (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 “отсиживаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотси́живатьto stay (for)
2Russianотсиде́тьto stay (for)
3Russianсиде́тьto look after; to sit
4Old East Slavicсидѣти—
5Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěděti →