Where does “gevangenzetten” come from?
gevangenzetten (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.
gevangenzetten (Dutch): to incarcerate
Definitions
- to incarcerate
Ancestry of “gevangenzetten”, step by step
gevangenzetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zetten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 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 |
via Dutch gevangen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevangen | caught, captive; Archaic form of gevangene |
| 2 | Dutch | vangen | to catch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vâen | to catch, to capture |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fān | off, from |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fāhan | to seize |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |