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Etymology of the English word sit

the English word sit
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *setjanan

Derivations in English

sitfast, outsat, outsit, sitter, sitting

Cognates

Danish sidde, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Gothic sitan, Icelandic sitja, Nynorsk sidja, Riksmal sitte, Swedish sitta



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