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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/sitzen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
sitzen
Friedrich Kluge2510042An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sitzen1891John Francis Davis

sitzen, vb., ‘to sit, fit, suit,’ from the equiv. MidHG. sitzen, OHG. sizzen (from *sizzean, earlier *sittian); a primit. Teut. and also common Aryan str. vb. from the Aryan root sē̆d, Teut. sē̆t. Comp. Goth. sitan, AS. sittan, E. to sit, Du. zitten, OSax. sittian, ‘to sit, be seated.’ It corresponds to Sans. sad, Gr. ἔζομαι (for *σεδjο-), Lat. sêdeo, OSlov. sędą (sěsti). For the corresponding causative see setzen. It is unnecessary to adduce further derivatives from this very large Aryan class (such as Lat. sîdo, Gr. ἱδρύω, Lat. sella, &c.).