zitten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈzɪtə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to sit
  • (intransitive) to be, to be placed or located
  • (auxiliary)

Etymology

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

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sed-

Gloss

sit

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