Words for to sit in Celtic languages.
Proto-Celtic | *sedo- = to sit |
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Irish (Gaeilge) | suigh [sˠɪɟ / sˠiː] = to sit; set, let, rent; seat, place, locate, settle, arrange, fix, establish |
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | suidh [suj] = to sit down; incubate, sit on eggs |
Manx (Gaelg) | soie = to sit, situate, mount, invest |
Proto-Brythonic | *estied = to sit |
Old Welsh | estid = to sit |
Welsh (Cymraeg) | eistedd [ˈei̯sdɛð / ˈei̯sdɛð] = to sit, be seated, kneel, exercise judicial authority, sit in judgement; be in session, rest, be still; fit well; occupy, be in possession (of land), settle, remain, dwell; incubate, brood |
Old Cornish | estid = to sit |
Cornish (Kernewek) | esedha [ɛ’zɛða / (ə)’zɛðɐ] = to sit, take a seat |
Breton (Brezhoneg) | sichañ = to sit, lie, be located; beseige, lay siege to |
Etymology: from the Proto-Indo-European *sed- (to sit) [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, teanglann.ie, On-Line Manx Dictionary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau