English
sitz
Sitz comes from German sitzen ‘to sit’, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti ‘to be sitting’, and ultimately from *sed- ‘to sit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sédyeti‘to be sitting’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sitjaną‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sittjan‘to sit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050sizzen
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sitzen‘to sit’
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to sit’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentsitz
- Englishearliest quotation 1872same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sed-‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sédyeti‘to be sitting’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sitjaną‘to sit’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sittjan‘to sit’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050sizzen
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sitzen‘to sit’
- Germanc. 1650–presentsame form‘to sit’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentsitz
- Englishearliest quotation 1872same form
Earliest quotation: 1872, The British Homoeopathic Review: “[…] the general cold bath, the cold foot bath,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, president, sell, seat, method, size, chair, session, settle, resident, assess, nest, possess, niche, saddle, exodus, siege, sedan, sediment, reside, nye, subsidy, residual, residue, sedentary, beset, prasad, cathode, insidious, soot, sedative, setter, obsess, dissident, anode, sedate, chaise, presidio, seance, salo, 93 more
through Proto-Germanic *sitjaną ‘to sit’
through Proto-West Germanic *sittjan ‘to sit’
Today it means
noun To take, or place in, a sitz bath.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / sitz