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
- 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
| 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 |