Etymograph

English

sitting

Sitting comes from Middle English sittyng.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sittyng1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1925sitting1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sitting
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1925, – 1926 May, (please specify the chapter number): “"It's not always easy to get him, and of…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sittyngWiktionary, English sitting
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1925sittingWiktionary, English sitting. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1925, – 1926 May, (please specify the chapter number): “"It's not always easy to get him, and of…”

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Today it means

noun A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sitting”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English sittyng / sitting