Where does “sittdyna” come from?

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

sittdyna (Swedish): a seat cushion

Definitions

  1. a seat cushion

Ancestry of “sittdyna”, step by step

sittdyna 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 dyna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdynaa cushion
2Old Norsedýna—
3Proto-GermanicdūnazAlternative form of *dūnǭ; down
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →