What semantic notions underlie 'sit' and 'properness'? The following words for propriety hail from the Proto-Indo-European *sed- like
I don't know if Italian sedere or Romanian`s equivalent shifted semantically.
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3That's actually an easy one. Rulers sit, subjects stand. Those who are allowed to sit are noble, and their behavior defines propriety. A judge who is in office is said to be a sitting judge. A monarch is said to be on the throne. The pope issues encyclicals ex cathedra 'from the chair'.– jlawlerJul 23, 2019 at 20:45
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1@jlawler If only I can be as shrewd as you!– NNOX AppsJul 23, 2019 at 23:22
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1@jlawler, you don't think that's an answer?– OmarLJul 24, 2019 at 8:28
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Can you add the 'proper' meanings to the text of the question (in case the links rot). Also, wikipedia is questionable, can you give other sources (and quotes) for these 'proper' meanings?– MitchJul 27, 2019 at 19:39
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German Sitte "etiquette, tradition, ethos", adv. sittsam; I suppose a connection to sesshaft, "settled" (cp. gesessen, perfekt "sat") and thus civilized. Also I like to compare PIE *ses "sleep".– vectoryJul 28, 2019 at 15:39
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That's actually an easy one. Rulers sit, subjects stand. Those who are allowed to sit are noble, and their behavior defines propriety. A judge who is in office is said to be a sitting judge. A monarch is said to be on the throne. The pope issues encyclicals ex cathedra 'from the chair'. – jlawler Jul 23 at 20:45