sizzen

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, Proto-Germanic *sitjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon sittian, Old Dutch sitten, Old English sittan, Old Norse sitja, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sitan).

Verb

sizzen

  1. to sit
  2. to stay, remain

Descendants
  • Middle High German: sitzen
    • Alemannic German:
      Swabian: sitza
    • Central Franconian: setze
    • Cimbrian: zètzan (suppletive; some conjugations)
    • German: sitzen
    • Luxembourgish: sëtzen
    • Yiddish: זיצן (zitsn)
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