Where does “afsætte” come from?
afsætte (Danish) comes from Danish sætte, from Old Norse setja, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
afsætte (Danish): to set aside, earmark, allocate
Definitions
- to set aside, earmark, allocate
Ancestry of “afsætte”, step by step
afsætte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sætte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sætte | to put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant |
| 2 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |