sitten

sitten · verb, adjective¹

1. Old English · derived fromseten
2. Middle English · derived fromsiten
3. English todaysitten

From Middle English siten, seten, from Old English seten, ġeseten, past participle of sittan (“to sit”). Equivalent to sit + -en (past participle). Cognate with Dutch gezeten, German gesessen.

sitten · verb²

1. Middle English · derived fromsitten
2. English todaysitten

From Middle English sitten, equivalent to sit + -en (plural present).

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