sitten

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to sit, to be seated
  • to sit down
  • to settle (of a sore)
  • to be located, to be present
  • to reside, to live

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch sitten inherited from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (sit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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Kanji

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