Where does “tilsætte” come from?

tilsætte (Danish) comes from Danish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilsætte (Danish): to add, mix, blend into

Definitions

  1. to add, mix, blend into

Ancestry of “tilsætte”, step by step

tilsætte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Danish sætte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsætteto put, place, set; to fix, stake; to plant
2Old Norsesetjato seat, set, place, put; to drive; to make,...
3Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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