English
sitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg comes from German Sitzkrieg ‘sitting war’, from sitzen ‘to sit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
- 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–presentSitzkrieg‘sitting war’
- Englishtodaysitzkrieg
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–presentSitzkrieg‘sitting war’
- Englishtodaysitzkrieg
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
set, president, sell, size, seat, method, chair, session, settle, resident, assess, nest, possess, niche, saddle, exodus, sedan, reside, sediment, subsidy, residual, residue, siege, nye, sedentary, insidious, beset, prasad, cathode, soot, sedative, setter, dissident, obsess, 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 Warfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sed- / sitzkrieg