oversit

The story

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ubarsittjan“to sit over, occupy, preside over”
2. Old English · inherited fromofersittan“to occupy, possess; forbear”
3. Middle English · inherited fromoversitten“to gain possession of”
4. English todayoversit

From Middle English oversitten (“to gain possession of”), from Old English ofersittan (“to occupy, possess; forbear”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsittjan (“to sit over, occupy, preside over”), corresponding to over- + sit. Cognate with Middle Low German ōversitten, ȫversitten (“to attend, partake; advise, discuss; miss”), Middle Dutch oversitten (“to overstay; meet about, discuss”), Middle High German übersitzen (“to sit across from, occupy; disregard, neglect; exceed, miss”).