Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ubarsittjan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ubar- +‎ *sittjan.

Verb

*ubarsittjan

to sit over, sit upon
to occupy, possess
to abstain from, fail, neglect

Inflection

*ubarsitiþi, *ubarsat, *ubarsātun, *ubarsetan

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

*ubarsattjan

Descendants

Old English: ofersittan
- Middle English: oversitten
  - English: oversit
Old Saxon: *ovarsittian
- Middle Low German: ōversitten, ȫversitten
  - → Danish: oversidde
Old Dutch: *ovarsitten
- Middle Dutch: oversitten
  - Dutch: overzitten
Old High German: *ubarsizzen
- Middle High German: übersitzen
  - German: übersitzen

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