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