Where does “klaarzetten” come from?

klaarzetten (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.

klaarzetten (Dutch): to set up, put in place (by way of preparation), make ready for use

Definitions

  1. to set up, put in place (by way of preparation), make ready for use

Ancestry of “klaarzetten”, step by step

klaarzetten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zetten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzettento set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,...
2Middle Dutchsettento set, to place
3Old Dutchsettento set, place
4Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
5Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Dutch klaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklaarready; finished; clear
2Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
3Latinclārusclear, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti
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