Where does “sitta” come from?
sitta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
sitta (Swedish): to sit
Ancestry of “sitta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | sitia | to sit |
| 2 | Old Norse | sitja | to sit |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sitjaną | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |