Where does “sitta fast” come from?

sitta fast (Swedish) comes from Swedish sitta, from Old Swedish sitia, from Old Norse sitja, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sitta fast (Swedish): to be stuck, to be firmly attached

Definitions

  1. to be stuck, to be firmly attached

Ancestry of “sitta fast”, step by step

sitta fast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsittato sit
2Old Swedishsitiato sit
3Old Norsesitjato sit
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Swedish fäst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfästfast
2Old Swedishfasterfast, firm
3Old Norsefastrfast, firm, sticking fast to the spot; close,...
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
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