sit

Afrikaans

/sət/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to sit; to be in a sitting position usually used with op, binne or in
  • (intransitive) to sit; to sit down to move into a sitting position
  • (transitive) to place, to put
  • (transitive) to deposit

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zitten (sit) inherited from Frankish *sittjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (sit) inherited from Dutch, Flemish zetten (set, put, make, insert, typeset, prepare) derived from Proto-Germanic *satjaną (set, put down) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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Kanji

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