Where does “sætte” come from?
sætte (Danish) comes 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.
sætte (Danish): to put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant
Definitions
- to put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant
Ancestry of “sætte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | setja | to seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “sætte”