Where does “doorzetten” come from?
doorzetten (Dutch) comes from Dutch zetten, from Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, 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.
doorzetten (Dutch): to persevere, pull through; to persist; to...
Definitions
- to persevere, pull through; to persist; to...
Ancestry of “doorzetten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | setten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |