Where does “åtsittande” come from?

åtsittande (Swedish) comes from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

åtsittande (Swedish): fitting, (unless otherwise clear from context) tight-fitting (of clothing or the like)

Definitions

  1. fitting, (unless otherwise clear from context) tight-fitting (of clothing or the like)

Ancestry of “åtsittande”, step by step

åtsittande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåtfor; to, towards, in a certain direction
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Middle English sittande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsittande
2Old Englishsittendesitting
3Proto-Germanicsitjandzsitting
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édtiEvery word from Proto-Germanic etaną