Where does “ansættelse” come from?
ansættelse (Danish) comes from Danish ansætte, from German ansetzen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
ansættelse (Danish): employment
Definitions
- employment
Ancestry of “ansættelse”, step by step
ansættelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish ansætte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ansætte | to hire, employ, appoint; estimate, assess |
| 2 | German | ansetzen | to implement; to attack; to start |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |