Where does “klankwettig” come from?
klankwettig (Dutch) comes from Dutch klankwet, from German Lautgesetz, from German Gesetz, from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
klankwettig (Dutch): in accordance with a sound law
Definitions
- in accordance with a sound law
Ancestry of “klankwettig”, step by step
klankwettig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch klankwet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klankwet | sound law |
| 2 | German | Lautgesetz | sound law |
| 3 | German | Gesetz | law, act, bill, statute |
| 4 | Middle High German | gesetze | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gisezzida | fixing, determination, assessment; establishment,... |
| 6 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |